Taylor Swift strips to a bikini on Australian beach

With the release of her film The Lorax and scooping a Grammy last month, Taylor Swift has had a busy 2012 so far. So the country star certainly seemed to be making the most of a trip to Australia as she was spotted spending a day at the beach.

The 22-year-old splashed around in the surf with friends on Cottesloe beach in Perth, Australia.

Taylor resembled a 1950s Barbie doll in her black and white halterneck bikini, which she teamed with a pair of tortoiseshell sunglasses and swept her hair into a sweet ponytail.

The singer showed off her trim figure as she soaked up the sun and then cooled off with a quick dip in the ocean.
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