Diamonds are a Sunbather's Best Friend

It's finally summertime, and what better way to celebrate it than by buying a $30 million bikini...right? Susan Rosen's bikini, which you may remember from the 2006 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue centerfold (it was worn by Molly Sims), is made out of more than 150 carats of D-Flawless diamonds and is easily the most expensive bikini in the world.

The product of a special partnership between Rosen and Steinmetz Diamonds arranged by the magazine, the bikini is enough to make any woman drool with desire. Although it has quite the hefty price tag, it isn't the least bit excessive in terms of what it covers. Outrageously skimpy, this bikini truly is itsy bitsy and is only for those beach bodies who want to cause a stir by baring it all.

The bikini includes one 51-carat D-Flawless pear-shaped diamond, one 30-carat D-Flawless emerald-cut diamond, two eight-carat D-Flawless pear-shaped diamonds, and two 15-carat D-Flawless round diamonds, all of which are set in platinum. Not only is it the most expensive bikini in the world, but it is also rumored to be the most expensive piece of clothing ever created.



"I just love jewelry," Rosen says on her website. "Jewelry has a history—a future and a past. It symbolizes a time of celebration, or a time of sorrow. It evokes so many emotions."

In the past, Rosen has designed jewelry for celebrities such as Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Sienna Miller, and LeBron James.

"Rosen fell in love with fashion and jewelry early on and collected antique lockets while a student at the George School in Newtown, PA," her website states. "On a whim, Susan enrolled in jewelry and small-scale sculpture at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where her talent was immediately evident. A stunning, preternaturally sophisticated final portfolio secured her a place at the master's program at Rhode Island School of Design, where she graduated with honors. Returning to New York and the Philadelphia countryside after an apprenticeship in Europe, Susan Rosen developed her signature aesthetic—super-feminine, highly detailed, and unapologetically opulent pieces—and quickly drummed up a star-studded following."