Tara Reid: Lookin Good On The Beach

She’s been through some serious ups and downs, but it appears that Tara Reid has traded her partying past for a bright future.

The American Pie star has been through the ringer over her drinking binge image and even suffered at the hands of a plastic surgeon. "I was embarrassed. I didn't want people to see what I really looked like...I had to keep it covered," she confessed to press.

But she was determined to make the best of the situation. Tara decided to have the surgery rectified with another, much more successful surgery. And now she looks great. "I feel like a girl again...I walk out of the shower now and it's like wow I'm back."

The Van Wilder hottie was all about showing off her bikini body on Monday at a beach party in Malibu. The 30-year-old actress sported an orange and white teeny bikini and looked fabulous.

Enjoy the photos of Tara's day of fun in the sun on Malibu Beach (July 16).