BIKINI babes, beer on tap and millions of students partying day and night – Spring Break is a highlight for many college-goers in the US.
This year has seen booze-mad party animals take part in twerking contests and fascinating images reveal the raunchy event over the years.
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Students participate in a wet t-shirt contest at the MTV Beach Bash party in 2008 Credit: Getty Images 24
College girls baring all during a wet t-shirt contest during Spring Break Credit: Getty Images 24
A group of college students drink beer through a funnel and tube poolside during spring break in Palm Springs, California Credit: Bettmann 24
Many say Spring Break started in the 1930s when students headed to Florida to compete in and watch annual swimming contests and enjoy the beaches Credit: Getty Images 24
The annual event quickly became popular with students, with many taking part in booze-fuelled contests Credit: Bettmann Spring break started in the 1930s, when colleges would take their swimming teams to competitions in Florida.
That tradition continued into the Sixties and a number of films — including Where The Boys Are — chronicled wild parties in the Sunshine State.
This collection of images shows college students taking part in the famous bikini and wet t-shirt contests.
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Partying proved too much for this slumbering student on a beach in Florida in 1979 Credit: Alamy 24
American students going wild doing body shots during their Spring Break in Cancun in 2007 Credit: Rex Features 24
Bikini-clad women rate men out of 10 on the beach in 1980 Credit: Alamy 24
Girls Next Door star Kendra Wilkinson drenches a girl during the Wet & Wild Wet T-shirt Contest in Panama City Beach, Florida during Spring Break 2009 Credit: Alamy 24
Women play suggestively on the beach during a recent Spring Break Credit: Alamy The first wet t-shirt contest was launched in the seventies in 1975, with bold winners being awarded $75.
Other images show scantily-clad women doing body shots and downing funnels of beer on the beach.
And crowds can be seen drinking booze and smoking on the beaches well until the early hours – with many falling asleep on the beaches during the day.
As word spread over the years, more and more college students began to head to hotspots in Florida including Fort Lauderdale, Daytona Beach, Miami and Panama City Beach.
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Girls compete in a bikini contest wearing barely-there swimsuits Credit: Getty Images 24
Drinking booze and smoking on the beach until the early hours is a popular part of the college event Credit: Getty Images 24
Bikini babes soak up the sun on a Spring Break in 1989 at the Days Inn Lauderdale Surf Hotel Credit: Alamy 24
A stunning blonde parties during the Spring Break celebrations Credit: Alamy By 1985 around 370,000 students flocked for sun-kissed fun and in 1986, MTV started to broadcast Spring Break specials from Daytona Beach in Florida.
Now millions head to beaches all over America to take part in the debaucherous event.
The daily party usually starts at noon, when the sexually charged students descend on the beach carrying American footballs, homemade cocktails and cool boxes fitted with speakers.
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Students pose with a 1930s roadster with a 'Why Sweat' emblem Credit: Alamy 24
Crowds cheer on a woman taking part in a bikini contest Credit: Getty Images 24
Swimwear contests are popular with the crowds with confident women parading round in bikinis and heels Credit: Getty Images 24
Women pose and show off matching bikinis at a Spring Break in Cancun, Mexico in 2004 Credit: Rex Features Highly organised fraternities bring their own marquees emblazoned with the star-spangled banner and at 24-hour party venues, students drink unlimited booze for the price of a £45 ticket.
By the evening, inhibitions have been lowered to such an extent that there are regular reports of young people having sex in the sea.
Just yesterday, footage emerged of a scantily-clad woman twerking while clinging to the roof of a car zooming down the highway in Miami during Spring Break.
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Crowds go wild for a scantily-clad woman on stage in Daytona Beach Credit: Getty Images 24
Bikini girls sit on a couch held by a crowd of college students Credit: Getty Images 24
Competitors bear more than their bikinis during a spring break bikini contest at Summers' in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Credit: Getty Images 24
Partying students take to the water during the Victoria's Secret PINK Nation Spring Break Beach Party in Cancun, Mexico last year Credit: Getty Images 24
Spring Breakers pour vodka on students in 2006 Credit: Alamy 24
Spring Breakers make the most of their Spring Break 2014 at the Grand Oasis Hotel in Cancun, Mexico during the 2014 event Credit: Getty Images