this arguing is stupid, i just moved from euclid and 8th street in the middle of south beach (to jacksonville where i live now)... while there are several (many?) women without their tops on and the occasional women without her bottoms on either (mostly south americans, brazil beaches must be amazing), the VAST MAJORITY of women are wearing both tops and bottoms, AND south beach IS NOT a LEGALLY nudist beach vs a beach like Playalinda which last i heard was a legally nudist beach and under the supervision of the National Parks Service.
These half/fully naked women in South Beach are breaking the law, though i never saw anyone get a ticket for it, i did see cops ask people to put their clothes back on if they were really flagrant about it, while naked people in Playalinda are fully legal in being naked if they want to be.
I LIVED IN SOUTH BEACH for several years. i was 3 blocks from the beach, i walked over there all the time to hang out. I just moved to Jacksonville recently. South Beach is no nudist beach, period, end of story, arguing is not possible with this point.
Haulover Beach is VERY FAR AWAY from South Beach, and yes, it is a nude beach. Once again I believe it is under the supervision of the National Parks Service. For whatever reason, the nude beaches are usually under their control. I have driven by Haulover a few times on A1A but never stopped to visit.
South Beach officially starts at the very south end of the barrier island and extends north perhaps 1-2 miles. around 2 miles north you get out of the mass of hotels and restaurants on the beach and into more condos and apartment buildings.