Cosmo shoots 1000 bikini-clad babes

THE brainstorming session on how to end ACP Magazine's 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty Festival on a high note must have lasted 30 seconds.

As soon as one bright spark suggested gathering 1,000 women in bikinis on Bondi Beach in an attempt to set a record for the world's biggest swimsuit shoot - bingo! - billboard-worthy stunt and blanket media coverage assured.

Best described as Baywatch meets Beach Blanket Bingo, the scene on the sand yesterday included 15 roving lifesavers recruited to apply sunscreen to 1,000 bikini babes who were ogled by countless surfers, locals and tourists who must have been surprised by the popularity of a mid-morning weekday dip.