Two Swimsuit Makers Get Good Exposure

If you didn’t make it to the fine print of this week’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, two Orange County companies landed their goods in the magazine’s biggest-selling issue of the year.

The big winner was GirlStar Swim, the women’s swimwear line of Irvine-based Gotcha International, which had two of its suits in the 220-page special issue. In addition, a suit made by Radio Fiji for Raisins, which is owned by Costa Mesa-based Quiksilver Inc., made the magazine.

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Russ Stanton covers retail businesses and restaurants for The Times. He can be reached at (714) 966-5609 and at russ.stanton@latimes.com.