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One Bikini At A Time

At 48, One Day at a Time star Valerie Bertinelli is flaunting her new figure on the cover of People—but she’s not the first woman over 40 to sizzle in a two-piece. From Elle Macpherson to Kim Cattrall, view our gallery of cougars and hot moms.

Published Mar. 26 2009 10:22AM EDT

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galleries/2009/03/26/one-bikini-at-a-time/cougars-in-bikinis---macpherson_vfygau — Elle Macpherson, who turns 45 at the end of March, proves that she’s still “The Body.” It’s recently been rumored that she’s dating Madonna’s ex-husband, Guy Ritchie, 40.
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galleries/2009/03/26/one-bikini-at-a-time/cougars-in-bikinis---cox_dv01ta — Friends star Courteney Cox, 44, doesn’t look a day—much less seven years—older than her husband, David Arquette, 37.
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galleries/2009/03/26/one-bikini-at-a-time/cougars-in-bikinis---stone_r51p3h — After filming a lesbian scene for Basic Instinct 2, Sharon Stone, 51, hinted that she might be open to bisexuality: “Middle age is an open-minded period.”
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galleries/2009/03/26/one-bikini-at-a-time/cougars-in-bikinis---cattrall_tsbiyd — Famous for dating younger men in her role as Samantha on Sex and the City, Kim Cattrall, 52, proves that life imitates art.
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galleries/2009/03/26/one-bikini-at-a-time/cougars-in-bikinis---sheridan_xdkoby — Desperate Housewives cougar Nicolette Sheridan, 45, recently said: "I'm always looking for a man. But please, only princes should talk to me.” Emphasis on Prince.
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galleries/2009/03/26/one-bikini-at-a-time/cougars-in-bikinis---moore_z6xpuz — Demi Moore, 46, was always hot, but she turned cougar in 2005 when she married Ashton Kutcher, 15 years her junior.
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galleries/2009/03/26/one-bikini-at-a-time/cougars-in-bikinis---locklear_nzvkp9 — She’s come a long way since her famous performance on the original Melrose Place in 1992. But Heather Locklear, 47, doesn’t seem to have aged one bit.
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galleries/2009/03/26/one-bikini-at-a-time/cougars-in-bikinis---bertinelli_gbiis8 — One Day at a Time star Valerie Bertinelli, 48, looks better than ever on this week’s People cover, where she flaunts her 40-pound weight loss.
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galleries/2009/03/26/one-bikini-at-a-time/cougars-in-bikinis---aniston_kuqosb — “Lordy, Lordy, This Woman is 40,” read a recent GQ issue in which Jennifer Aniston appeared nude. Aniston, who divorced Brad Pitt in 2005, has recently dated John Mayer, 31.
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galleries/2009/03/26/one-bikini-at-a-time/cougars-in-bikinis---berry_djz9tz — Halle Berry, 42, who is dating Canadian supermodel Gabriel Aubry, 32, looks great for having given birth only a year ago.
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