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July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime
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Women Wearing Polka Dot Bikini Near Water - Montego Bay 1946 Photograph by War Is Hell Store - Fine Art America
![PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkBKc2JXEAAXx8l.jpg)
PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X
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CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the
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Soutien-gorge riquiqui, maillot qui dévoile le nombril… Eté 1946, le Bikini fait sa révolution - Le Parisien
funfact The name for the bikini design was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard, the designer of the bikini. He named the… | Instagram
![How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Kszca-YCDGA8LWz94Fji3bxgzhY=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale():focal(541x86:542x87)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/99/ee/99ee0cb4-117d-4528-a0e3-6a5e2285a164/be064855web.jpg)