Always a welcome sight, the year of 2009 wasn’t short of its fair share of sexy celebrity beauties showing off their fabulous figures.

With scenic beaches around the world acting as the perfect setting, Tinseltown hotties such as Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff and Carrie Underwood were among the lovely lasses to slip on their two-piece swimsuits for a little waterfront fun.

Not to be forgotten, sexy starlets including Jessica Alba, Lauren Conrad, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Ashley Greene and the Kardashian sisters all fit in their own tropical getaways during the course of 2009.

 Meanwhile, we were all treated to the pleasantness of numerous supermodel beach shoots throughout the past year  as gorgeous gals such.

As Gisele Bundchen, Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio, Marisa Miller and Bar Refaeli got in on the skin-revealing sessions while performing their important work duties.