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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
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How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
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Women Wearing Polka Dot Bikini Near Water - Montego Bay 1946 Photograph by War Is Hell Store - Fine Art America
Joe's Friendly Tavern Empire - On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini
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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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Pictures of Micheline Bernardini Wearing the First Bikini, And the Story Behind the Debut of “The World's Smallest Bathing Suit” in 1946 ~ Vintage Everyday
HISTORY - On this day in 1946, designer Louis Reard introduced the Bikini. Unveiled at the Piscine Molitor in Paris, Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini wore the daring two-piece swimwear that was inspired
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