Bikini Parade 2012: Guinness World Record Set In Panama City Beach (VIDEO)

Best education system? Not so much. Best quality of life? Don't think so. But when it comes to bikini parades, America leads the way.

WJHG reports that Australia set the previous Guinness World Record for longest bikini parade last year, with 357 participants. But that comparatively puny number was crushed this month in Panama City, Fla., when 450 participants marched the good ol' US-of-A into its rightful place at the top.

One Panama Beach marcher summed up the significance of the historic event.

"This is the most exciting day of my life, tears were coming out of my eyes, I’m so proud of the United States,” Karly Quinn told WJHG.

While chanting, "U-S-A! U-S-A," the 450 women walked one mile across Panama City Beach to break the record, according to Alabama Live.

Panama City Beach officials couldn't be more proud of their community's place in history, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

"We are thrilled to have challenged and broken the record for the World’s Largest Bikini Parade” Dan Rowe, president of the Panama City Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau said in a statement obtained by the Sentinel.

And now, without further condescension, check out these photos from this year's record-breaking march and last year's Australian parade.

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Comments

[Andy Shick]

04:31 PM on 04/03/2012

There were a few that hijacked the parade.

[Louis Cyphr]

04:53 PM on 03/12/2012

i think i saw Gloria Steinem's granddaughter in yellow.

[czs5056]

06:30 PM on 03/10/2012

and why was I not invited to this?

[BBlaw16]

12:55 PM on 03/12/2012

Abs?

[No more Kool Aid]

09:04 AM on 03/09/2012

I was taken to a place..The hall of the mountain Kings..I stood high upon the mountain tops. Naked to the world. In front of, every kind of girl. After 45 years I finnaly figured out the meaning of Wars "spill the wine" song. LOL

[hottingers]

11:42 PM on 03/08/2012

Obviously the American girls are also much drunker.

[BLW6801]

09:34 PM on 03/08/2012

Now all of you get naked

[Chris Bryan]

01:59 PM on 03/08/2012

Nice, I saw about 3 that I liked.

[mookthedog1]

01:31 PM on 03/08/2012

Thank God -no fat ones. Too bad there were no "top-less" pics, tho

[jmamusic]

01:23 PM on 03/08/2012

This shouldn't really be a "testimony" to the Marchers...It should be a testimony to the Promoters who were able to round-up so many booze-swilling bikini-clad "babes" in one place at one time and actually get them all parading in a straight line without wandering off or forgetting where they were going...LOL....

[Dubagee]

12:47 PM on 03/08/2012

Wait, what's the point of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHttdp6_JZM
http://gigieatscelebrities.com

[traceymarie]

06:53 PM on 03/08/2012

fun, do you everhave fun?

[dawglover704]

05:22 PM on 03/12/2012

I agree Dubagee

[Nexall]

12:41 PM on 03/08/2012

Wow! Look at all the future melanoma patients!!

[imonlyhereforthelaughs]

12:16 PM on 03/08/2012

And how many of these young women will grow up to become disgruntled femininsts?

[imonlyhereforthelaughs]

12:14 PM on 03/08/2012

I see nothing has changed on the Redneck Riviera. Panama City is a low-class dive.

[PutYourNameOnIt]

10:51 AM on 03/09/2012

Yes, and that is why it is awesome. A parade of drunk bikini girls may be low class, but its as American as apple pie. I'm glad we took the record back from them backwards toilet flushing Ausies.

[cowabunga62]

12:06 PM on 03/08/2012

Makes me proud to be an American! And proud to be a Floridian! I'm going to send this to my friend who's freezing his corn nuts off right now in Iowa!

[RiffRafferty]

11:31 AM on 03/08/2012

SNOOKI appears at 2:34 ~ 2:36 She is really bloated...wow!