Ever since 18-year-old Rihanna did the Billboard Music Awards, where she scooped up a couple of them and literally stunned the audience with her amazing looks, she has been a constant target of the paparazzi. Not that she minds all the attention, by the way...

As I said at the time of the awards, despite her young age, Rihanna is definitely one of the hottest women in today's showbiz. Her outfits do nothing else that support this - see, for example, the amazing white number she donned for the ceremony or the outfits she puts on for her live concerts.

What more do you want: she has class, a terrific voice, obviously a well-prepared stylist, she's young and she's gorgeous. Do you need other reasons to see pictures of her in her bikini, frolicking on the beach? I sincerely doubt it...

The reason for which I chose these pics is, of course, that she looks amazing. Unlike so many other celebs, who look stunning on the big screen or in commercials and then almost unrecognizable in their time off from work, Rihanna is her own gorgeous self both in her public life and in her personal one. Of course, when she does social events she is more glamoured up, with more make-up and with many people paying attention to her image.

On the beach, in return, she is just a hot looking young woman, a down-to-earth star, who likes to keep it natural. She doesn't mind if the paparazzi snap her and you're certain not to find her all groomed up in case they show up. Or, like Paris Hilton does, putting on a show with her man for the cameras.

Until now, gorgeous Rihanna has proven to be one of the most endearing female celebrities. She has a great voice, she's beautiful and she's not uptight. Just another star to relate to. But more than we love her music, we probably love the way she dons a bikini. I wish there were awards for this kind of things, 'cause she would stand a great chance of winning. Enjoy!