Tuesday, March 13, 2012

  Largest Bikini Parade: Panama City sets world record (Video)

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL, USA--450 bikini-clad women gathered in Panama City Beach, Fla., to walk the parade route from Harpoon Harrys to the Miller Pier and back, which spans about a mile - setting the new world record for the Largest Bikini Parade , according to World Record Academy: http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/.

  Photo: A group of 450 women gathered on Panama City Beach to break the world record for the "World's Largest Bikini Parade". All Photos: Panama City Beach CVB ( enlarge photo )

The Guinness world record for the largest bikini parade was achieved by 357 participants at an event organised by The Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia) on the beach in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia .

Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest bikini photo shoot; it involved 3,090 participants for an event organised by Huludao Municipal Goverment, on Longwan Beach,Huludao, Liao Ning Province, China .

  Participants traveled from as far away South Dakota, Alaska and Maine to be in the record-breaking parade.

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  The Bay County Tourist Development Council came up with the idea to promote the area and get more tourists to the beach.

   Parade organizers are donating $1,000 (...?!) to Beach Care Services, which provides short-term emergency assistance to people in need who live on Panama City Beach.