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Inside the RFT 2013 Swimsuit Issue

This week's print edition features a series of photo-illustrations that pose the question: Too Hot for the Water Park? Here's a look at how the images came together. Photography by Steve Truesdell (except where noted). Models: Rachel Gunn and "Danny." Hair and Makeup: Amanda Bjornson. Assistance: Mandy Mushlin.

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Hoosier daddy? Fenton's Springdale Park & Pool adheres to a strict dress policy: No cutoffs and no thongs. A purple bikini, size 34-DD? Nothing in the rules against that!

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Madelaine Azar

At Studio Altius

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"Appropriate body coverage must be maintained at all times," reads the guidelines for Ballwin's North Pointe Family Aquatic Center. We see nothing inappropriate in Rachel's frilly, white string-bikini. Do you?

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Adults aren't supposed to "lounge" in Citygarden's splash pool, so Rachel must frolic instead in the park's spray plaza. It is open to all — even dogs.

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Madelaine Azar

At Studio Altius

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Shore thang: Would this siren in a two-piece wreck your day at Raging Rivers? The Grafton water park reserves the right to eject customers dressed in "provocative" bathing suits.

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Madelaine Azar

At Studio Altius

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Madelaine Azar

At Studio Altius

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Madelaine Azar

At Studio Altius

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Madelaine Azar

At Studio Altius

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Shore thang: Would this siren in a two-piece wreck your day at Raging Rivers? The Grafton water park reserves the right to eject customers dressed in "provocative" bathing suits.

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