London, April 16 : Israeli model Bar Refaeli left little to imagination after sporting a tiny bikini to promote the new Sports Illustrated issue in an advertisement.

Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend, who graces the cover of the 2009 issue, is seen lying on the beach against the waves in the promo for the magazine, reports The Sun.

The stunning 23-year-old had posed almost half naked for the cover and was seen posing in a string bikini, carefully pulling one of the thin straps down her hip.

Washington, Mar 31 : Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Bar Refaeli are neither engaged nor have any plans to walk down the aisle anytime soon, says a friend.

The rumors about the couple's engagement began spreading after Bar was spotted wearing a normal gold band on her ring finger.

"No -- he and Bar are not married and not engaged. It was just a ring she was wearing on that finger," Us Weekly quoted DiCaprio's pal as saying.

Washington, Mar 6 : It looks like Israeli beauty Bar Refaeli can't get enough of stripping - after gracing the cover of latest edition of Sports Illustrated, the model has once again stripped off for swim/sports label Hurley.

Refaeli, girlfriend of Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, recently finished a super sexy, yet sophisticated shoot for Hurley.

"I had a blast, it hardly felt like work! Yu Tsai is an amazing photographer and I trust him completely to make beautiful pictures," Fox News quoted her, as saying.

London, Feb 17: Israeli model Bar Refaeli has been very much in the news after posing for the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, and now she will be making her film debut as a psychiatric patient.

Refaeli, 23, will be playing the part of a psychiatric patient in the suspense drama Session, which will be released later this year.

"It's about my love-hate relationship with a therapist. It was a lovely experience," the Daily Star quoted her as saying.

As for her making the cover of the swimsuit issue, Refaeli is very excited about it, and says that her grandma is her biggest fan.

New York, Feb 16 : Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend Bar Refaeli won't be tying the knot with her superstar beau, if he doesn't agree to her father's demand and convert to Judaism, say reports.

According to Aaron Braunstein, who will be promoting the Brawl at the Wall boxing match between Israeli and Palestinian fighters on July 4, Bar's dad is adamant that Leo will be eligible to be his son-in-law only if he'd embrace their faith.

"He told me that if Leo doesn't convert to Judaism, there will be no marriage," the New York Daily News quoted Braunstein as saying, after he saw Bar's dad in Jerusalem last week.

The `Titanic' star has been dating the Israeli supermodel since 2005.

Melbourne, Feb 11 : Israeli model Bar Refaeli has posed almost half naked for the current cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit magazine.

Refaeli can be seen posing in a string bikini by Missoni and carefully pulling one of the thin straps down her hip, reports the Daily Telegraph.

This is the first time an Israeli model has made the front cover of the magazine, which will be out on February 11, and it is slated to reach a global audience of some 66 million readers, with 350 million being web page viewers.

Models all over have coveted to be on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and Refaeli has been featured inside the issue for three years.