Elisabetta Canalis gets cheeky in tiny bikini aboard Roberto Cavalli's luxury yacht

If a slew of celebs are getting dressed up and hitting the red carpet at Cannes, it seems Elisabetta Canalis intends to do exactly the opposite.

girlfriend of George Clooney was busy stripping stunning yesterday afternoon and showing some serious skin as she relaxed aboard the luxury motor yacht owned by fashion designer Roberto Cavalli.

The Italian model and television host was photographed lounging around the Riviera in a tiny black string bikini which left little room for imagination and barely covered her curves.

The exotic cut in two pieces showed off the 32-year figure is incredible - and enviable fire.

As she relaxed on deck with friends, she covered with a simple white vest while sitting reading magazines and chat.

Elisabetta then joined the large group of people on board in the upper deck for a spectacular lunch that the boat was moored in the harbor of Cannes.

The star is clearly no stranger to undress.

The model last month attended a photo shoot nude for animal rights organization PETA.

She posed completely nude for the latest anti-fur campaign organization that she said ". I think that's the best reason I bare in my life "

Her boyfriend of two years, actor George Clooney, was nowhere to be seen.

He has yet to make an appearance at the film festival celebrates, where his best friend Brad Pitt premiered his new movie Tree Of Life in Monday night.