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Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island July Fourth party put your backyard barbecue to shame

It was full of striped bathing suits, models, and Tom Hiddleston.

Once again

, Taylor Swift’s beachfront mansion in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, provided the perfect backdrop for celeb squad socializing on a holiday weekend. Swift hosted her annual Fourth of July soiree, complete with ocean frolicking and fireworks, under the attentive eyes of both the social media paparazzi and the actual paparazzi.

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In attendance were the usual faces (models Karlie Kloss, Cara Delevingne, Gigi Hadid), plus some new ones (Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds). Others were noticeably absent (Calvin Harris).

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One other guest: Swift’s current boyfriend Tom Hiddleston, a grown man, who sported a “I <3 T.S.” tank top and what seems to be a temporary heart tattoo.

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A source told People magazine that Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie” blasted in the background at the shindig. Partiers took turns going down a red, white, and blue blowup slide that read “Taymerica” on the side and played a game of football. (No word on whether it was Swift’s version or Hiddleston’s.) The same source alleged that the party was “hopping.”

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