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6 Vibrant Photos of the Glamorous Bar Refaeli in the Maldives

Her fourth year with the SI Swimsuit Issue, the model brought just as much energy and beauty as ever.

Martha Zaytoun

Bar Refaeli poses in a doorway in a pink bathing suit and necklace.

Bar Refaeli was photographed by Walter Iooss Jr. in the Maldives.

For model Bar Refaeli, heading to the Maldives was a dream come true. “I’ve always wanted to be in the Maldives. Every three feet, the color of the water changes,” she said while on the set of her 2010 SI Swimsuit photoshoot. It was her fourth consecutive year with the brand and her first trip to the tropical destination. 

She considered herself “so lucky” for the opportunity to visit the South Asian country. While there, she had the chance to work with photographer Walter Iooss Jr., an experience that she said was both “very different” and “exciting.”

“I think that every picture he’s [taking], he’s doing a timeless feature that would be incredible no matter where we are,” she remarked of his style of work and the impressive snaps he was taking. And she wasn’t wrong—the final series of photos were an impressive bunch, in part because of his skills and in part because of her impressive modeling experience.

Refaeli graced the cover of the SI Swimsuit Issue only the year prior after posing in the Grenadines. The 38-year-old first started modeling when she was only months old, earing a role in several commercials early in her life. Her current modeling career kicked off much later on, when she was 15, eventually leading her to the SI Swimsuit family.

Her 2010 trip to the Maldives was one for the books. Here are just a few of the flattering photos of Refaeli in the tropical locale.

Bar Refaeli sits on the edge of a boat in a bright green one-piece swimsuit with a plunging neckline.
Bar Refaeli sits on a wooden table in an orange and white printed string bikini.
Bar Refaeli poses on a boat in a hot pink string bikini.
Bar Refaeli stands in front of the ocean in a coral-colored strapless bikini.
Bar Refaeli sits on the beach in an orange, green and yellow stripped bikini set.
Bar Refaeli lays in the shallow water in a bright green bikini.

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Martha Zaytoun
MARTHA ZAYTOUN

Martha Zaytoun is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2023, she worked on the editorial board of the University of Notre Dame’s student magazine and on the editorial team at Chapel Hill, Durham and Chatham Magazines in North Carolina. When not working, Zaytoun loves to watercolor and oil paint, run and water ski. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a huge Fighting Irish fan.

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