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"Back to basics! Former Baywatch babe Carmen Electra donned a tiny black bikini during a recent trip to Hawaii, showing off her enviable beach body while soaking in some major sun.\r\n&amp;quot;Feeling free in paradise,&amp;quot; the actress and singer captioned a sultry snapshot of herself posing on the beach on Thursday, Oct. 3. In the photo, the 41-year-old has a cover-up artfully draped over her arms as she strikes a pose on the sandy beach, her hair tousled just so over her face.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nTwo days earlier, the actress and singer revealed that she feels a special &amp;quot;connection&amp;quot; to Hawaii, and has repeatedly been drawn back to the islands.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Ever since my 1st trip 2 HI w/ my mom when I was 12, I felt a connection,&amp;quot; she wrote on Twitter. &amp;quot;After she passed the islands hold a special place in my heart.&amp;quot;\r\nElectra was in town to celebrate the release of her new dance single &amp;quot;I Like It Loud&amp;quot; in Maui, where Japanese wedding designer Yoshi Nojiri hosted a Moroccan-themed fete in her honor.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Hawaii Reporter, the home where the party took place had &amp;quot;an infinity pool adorned with floating red floral arrangements and vases of orchids around the pool.&amp;quot;\r\nEarlier this year, Electra opened up to Us Weekly about her ex-boyfriend Simon Cowell&amp;apos;s surprise baby news, telling Us that she&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;so proud&amp;quot; of the X Factor judge.\r\nPHOTOS: Hollywood&amp;apos;s friendliest exes\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m so happy for him,&amp;quot; she told Us at the Do Something Awards in Hollywood on Wednesday, July 31. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m very proud of him and so happy. &amp;#x2026;I want to know if it&amp;apos;s a boy or a girl! It&amp;apos;s awesome. I&amp;apos;m super happy for him. He&amp;apos;s lovely.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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