Nicole Richie - at the beach with friends in St. Barts

Keeping her vacation relaxation going, Nicole Richie spent the day at the beach with friends in St. Barts on Saturday (April 6). Showing off her thin frame in a dark blue bikini, the socialite laid out in the sand alongside Soleil Moon Frye before taking a dive off a dock into the cool water. Yesterday, the mother-of-two enjoyed a day of sand and surf with her pal Jessica Alba and Jessica’s hubby, Cash Warren. The two women have been friends for some time, and their oldest daughters were born within months of each other in 2008. Enjoy the pictures of Nicole Richie vacationing on the water in St. Barts (April 6).

About Saint Barthélemy: International investment and the wealth generated by wealthy tourists explain the high standard of living on the island. St. Barts is considered a playground of the rich and famous, especially as a winter haven, and is known for its beaches, gourmet dining and high-end designers. Most of the food is imported by airplane or boat from the US or France. Tourism attracts about 200,000 visitors every year. As a result, there is a boom in house building activity catering to the tourists and also to the permanent residents of the island, with prices as high as €61,200,000 for a beachfront villa.St. Barts has about 25 hotels, most of them with 15 rooms or fewer. The largest has 58 rooms. Hotels are classified in the traditional French manner; 3 Star, 4 Star and 4 Star Luxe. Most of places of accommodation are in the form of private villas, of which there are some 400 available to rent on the island.The island's tourism industry, though expensive, attracts 70,000 visitors every year to its luxury hotels and villas and another 130,000 people arrive by luxury boats. It also attracts a labour force from Brazil and Portugal to meet the industry needs.

The height of tourism is New Year's Eve, with celebrities and the wealthy converging on the island in yachts up to 550 ft in length for the occasion. Hotels for New Years are sold out well in advance.

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