By Leah Ornstein

Breaking Celebrity News Style & Beauty Editor

Audrina Patridge has one of the most celebrated bodies in Hollywood, and she proudly shows it off on the July 2011 cover of Shape.  The 26-year-old star opens up to the fitness magazine, revealing why she is not afraid to strip down and show off her gorgeous goods.

“I practically grew up in the water,” says Orange County, California native.

“I knew how to swim by the time I turned 4.”