The first ever San Diego Bikini Week is preparing to make a huge splash in the local party scene July 1 – 5, 2009. 

From five days of haute bikini fashion shows to sizzling summer night parties at your favorite rooftop lounges and the crowning of Miss All American Bikini Girl, Bikini Week is one San Diego event you don’t want to miss. 

San Diego is a relaxed city that loves beach-chic style and can’t get enough posh partying. So, why not combine the two simple elements for one quintessential San Diego event? While the rest of us were busy swimsuit shopping and parading across San Diego rooftops, Michael Lee McGriff of A Style Concierge was scheming up the first ever Bikini Week in San Diego. 

Insider Tip: Do you have what it takes to be the first ever Miss All American Bikini Girl? Sign up here. 

Bikini Week runs wild from Wednesday July 1 to Sunday July 5 picking up hot San Diego models and hitting the poolside runways at our favorite hot-spots for one big week of summer style.

Wednesday, July 1: The party starts at Wave House in Mission Beach from 12-6pm. Expect bikini models, an energetic crowd made of hot San Diego college students, local DJs playing all day, body painters, photo stations and more.

Bikini Week VIPs will head to the Sé San Diego Hotel Wednesday night for the official opening night soiree at Sirén, the elegant rooftop lounge. This will be a chance for industry professionals, sponsors, designers, and media to mingle amid the bikini madness. Special house DJs will create the ambience as Diego’s own Francisco Medavog showcases his own one of kind couture line of bikinis.

Thursday July 2: The party picks back up Thursday night from 8pm-Midnight on the rooftop at Stingaree. Bikini models dressed in the edgy bikini designs from Los Angeles, Orange County, and Las Vegas will strut the specially designed sky-way runway under the stars. DJs will be spinning mash-ups on all 3 levels of the club as Stingaree provides appetizers and signature cocktails, and body painters and renowned Illusionist Nick Ivory astound you with their fascinating art and magic.

Friday July 3: The Ivy Hotel welcomes the third night of Bikini Week from 8pm-2am. From Envy to the Rooftop and Ultra Lounge, the Ivy’s famed DJs will spin all night long, bikini models will show new styles throughout the scene, and A Style Concierge will pamper guests with complimentary makeovers. If you’re lucky, you’ll make it up to the Ivy Rooftop where a full professional photo shoot will showcase the best bikinis of the night.

Saturday July 4: To San Diegans, Independence Day is better enjoyed with cocktails and bikini fashion shows. From 12pm-Dusk Hard Rock Hotel San Diego will be the main stage and runway for Bikini Week. The elite designer of the week will put on a high-fashion show, with air and makeup styled by A Style Concierge. Like what you see? Head over the designer lounge and pick up a new suit for summer. As Float is decked out in Intervention style party décor, the winner of All American Bikini Girl contest will be revealed. 

Sunday July 5: On the last and final day of Bikini Week, local designers will show off their best designs at the W Hotel pool and Beach Bar from 12pm-Dusk. Hosted in partnership with Fortune 421, this Fourth of July recovery party will feature entertainment by Chris Clouse and a hot crowd of San Diego designers, VIPs, beach-chic locals hanging by the pool, and of course an appearance by the new Miss All American Bikini Girl.

Bikini Week Ticket Pricing

$25: Daily ticket price for each venue (not including VIP fashion event)
$40: 2-day Saturday and Sunday event tickets (not including VIP fashion event)
$45: VIP fashion event ticket on Fourth of July
$60: 2-day Saturday and Sunday event tickets with VIP fashion event
$80: 4-day event tickets (not including VIP fashion event)
$100: 4-day event tickets with VIP fashion event

Buy San Diego Bikini Week tickets here.

San Diego Celebrity Watch: Rumor has it Playboy Playmates will be among many celebrity guests at Bikini Week, and multiple celebrity judges will select Miss All American Bikini Girl.

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To sign up and for more info, visit bikiniweeksd.com.