Throngs of scantily clad spring breakers still showed up to party and pound drinks in Miami Beach — despite the Florida city’s message that drunken crowds are no longer welcome.
A slew of bikini-wearing young women were spotted letting loose at Miami Beach for the first weekend of the notoriously unruly festivities — with many twerking, dancing and even somersaulting across the sand as the party kicked off.
Huge cheering crowds also formed as college kids got into wrestling matches, battled it out over beer pong and chugged cocktails from gallon jugs.
Similar scenes unfolded, too, in Fort Lauderdale, where partygoers lined the beach and soaked up the sun over a booze-filled weekend.
Still, the raucous scenes were noticeably pared back compared to previous years after Miami Beach authorities enacted a number of tough restrictions — including 6 p.m. beach closures — in a bid to curb the out-of-control masses.
In Miami Beach, cops were visible on nearly ever street near the main beach. And Miami’s famed South Beach area was also teeming with officers and federal agents over the first party-filled weekend as revelers swarmed bars and nightclubs.
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