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The Bar is Set High

Tastier than a steaming knish and hotter than August on the West Bank, Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli came in just a thong-width behind Marisa Miller in the race to be last year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl.

But this year, nothing appears to be standing between Bar and the highest honor bestowed upon any swimsuit model.

The formal announcement has yet to take place, but the entertainment world is buzzing that this is Bar’s year, based on her spec-rack-ular shoot in the 2007 and 2008 issues.

Bar’s appearance on the cover means that, for once, SI subscribers can slap their salami to some Semitic skin without having to open up the magazine.

Read more after the jump.