Lindsay Lohan shows off her bruised and battered body in a skimpy swimsuit

As a 23-year-old svelte blonde larking about on a beach in a plunging swimsuit, Lindsay Lohan doesn't need to do much to get attention.

But as the troubled actress posed for a photoshoot on a Santa Monica beach recently, onlookers found themselves distracted by the nasty cuts, bruises and scratches on her body.

On her right thigh, it appeared a chunk of Lindsay's skin has been removed, while a painful red scratch lay beneath it.


She also had another bruise on her left shin and a deep scratch on her right arm.
But despite her many injuries, Lindsay didn't appeared bothered by them and looked happy.
By the time the photos taken will appear in a magazine, we can safely assume her cuts will be airbrushed out of the photos.
The Mean Girls star also appeared to have applied her fake tan badly and had orange blotches on her arms, feet and bikini line.

Lindsay was getting into the Christmas spirit during the shoot as she posed on the beach wearing a Santa Hat.
In between shots, she relaxed on a deckchair reading the latest gossip on Tiger Wood's scandal in the latest edition of American magazine Newsweek.

Lindsay spent actual Christmas Day in her native New York with her mum Dina Lohan, brothers Michael Jnr and Dakota and sister Aliana.
The family also celebrated Aliana's 16th birthday earlier this week.
Earlier today, Lindsay cheered on hockey team New York Rangers play the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.


Poser: Lindsay seemed unperturbed by her injuries as she larked about


Unfortunately for Lindsay, the Islanders won 3-2.

Writing on her Twitter page, she said: 'With my brother Dakota, his friend, my sister, and my best friend Jackie Swerz at Ranger/Islander game -Rangers should've won.'

Meanwhile, the fashion boss who hired Lindsay to work as a creative adviser for French fashion house Ungaro has resigned.

Mounir Moufarrige quit as president and chief executive two months after Lindsay's Spring/Summer 2010 collection was panned by critics at Paris Fashion Week.

Mounir hired Lindsay and chief designer Estrella Archs just weeks before Fashion Week last October.
New York Christmas: Lindsay covered up her bruises as she wrapped up for the cold in Manhattan on Christmas Eve


The collection, which feature bottom-revealing mini-dresses and heart-shaped nipple pasties, were panned by critics.

The label's founder Emanuel Ungaro, who sold his eponymous fashion house four years ago, labelled the collection 'a disaster'.

He said last month: 'I’m furious but there isn’t a thing I can do. I have absolutely no link with that house.

'This happens to a lot of designers. We were creator/owners, responsible for both the designs of the house and its destiny. But when you give up your house, we’ve also given up our soul.'

Mounir insisted Lindsay would continue in her role and she had nothing to do with his decision to quit.

source: dailymail