North America's Sexiest Beaches: Miami's South Beach Tops List

by stevesmys | July 7, 2009 at 12:54 pm

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Where is the sexiest beach in North America? According to Forbes Traveler, it's in Miami Florida.

South Beach, haven for hedonistic Spring Breakers across the U.S., topped the list of the 10 beaches that best appeal to the fundamentals of human sensuality. Or sexuality, depending on the weekend.

The list is as follows:

South Beach, Miami, Florida
Main Beach, East Hampton, New York
Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, British Columbia
Oak Street Beach, Chicago, Illinois
Laguna Beach, Orange County, California
La Jolla Cove, San Diego, California
Ka'anapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii
The Banzai Pipeline, Ehukai Beach, Hawaii
Yulum, the Yucatan, Mexico
Cabo San Luca, Baja Peninsula, Mexico

Only four of these beaches are included on Forbes Travelers's list of the World's 25 Sexiest Beaches – which are all featured near the bottom of the list – indicating that North America's beaches either aren't all that good or Forbes is promoting as many beaches as possible for as many all-expense paid vacations as possible.

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Jennings David L

at 07:25 on July 8th, 2009

Good list. I'm surprised that other Florida or California beaches aren't included. I would like to see readers pictures of some of their favorite beaches.

StylusFunk.com

at 16:05 on July 8th, 2009

Photos from the annual 4th of July Pool Party at the Surfcomber Hotel in South Beach. Photographer: Matthew Karsten of StylusFunk.com

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mrincrediblej

at 16:04 on July 8th, 2009

The wind, sun, and the fun is what Miami's South Beach atmosphere is filled with. Sexy people, white sandy beaches and more, Oh how I love Miami!

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derekhcchoy

at 17:29 on July 8th, 2009

Even kids are having a great time at this wonderful beach in Florida!

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lesliem

at 18:00 on July 8th, 2009

Palm tree photo by Leslie Montenegro of lesliemontenegro.com

adeepbluesky

at 19:27 on July 8th, 2009

Lifeguard stands by Amanda Baye

What makes SoBe sexy are the colours. The lifeguard stands are just a sample of the colourful art deco flavour dotted along the shore.

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Cedpics

at 01:21 on July 9th, 2009

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mikey313

at 05:11 on July 9th, 2009

A cruise ship leaves the Port of Miami through Government Cut as seen from Miami's South Beach.

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Yanelvys Brito

at 06:37 on July 9th, 2009

This was taken while the sun was rising at South Point. South Point is where the cruses come in and out of the Port.

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Carcan Studios

at 06:57 on July 9th, 2009

The first lifeguard/lighthouse south of south beach

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SouthFloridaBeachPhotos

at 10:33 on July 9th, 2009

These photos were taken on Miami's South Beach on 6/19/2009.
Kourtney and Khloe were shooting some video segments for one of their "reality" shows. It might have been for their new show "The Kardashians Take on Miami", or something like that.
I just happened to have my cameras with me at the time and was able capture the event.
I have many more photos of this event under my Flickr Friends Only permissions, request me as a contact on Flickr if you want to see them all.
I also have some video of which 2 clips are on my Youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/emc0044
Regards,
Mike Craft

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NOMIS

at 11:31 on July 9th, 2009

Miami was one of my stops on my around the world trip. I took this photo just after sunrise which provided good lighting and long shadows. I found the colours and patterns of the life guard stations very interesting,but this was my favorite. So American!

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