History of Bikini & Celebs in..

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On July 5, 1946, a French engineer called Louis Réard unveiled an outfit "smaller than the world's smallest swimsuit." It arrived with a bang, so named after the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll, and remains popular to this day.

A dressing room on wheels was considered essential for preparing for a swim at Europe's beaches in the 1890s. Ladies would sew weights into the hems of their garments to prevent them from riding up and showing their legs.

Fleshing It Out

During the 1940s, fashion houses pushed the boundaries of bathing suits, exposing considerably more flesh than ever before.

It's a Sin

Bikinis were banned from worldwide beauty pageants after the first Miss World Contest in London in 1951. As the tasteful one-piece continued to reign supreme, the bikini was later also banned in Belgium, Italy, Spain and Australia, and it was even declared sinful by the Vatican.

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Actress Raquel Welch

Cindy Crawford

Pamela Anderson

Lindsay Lohan

Paris Hilton

Mariah Carey

Geri Halliwell

Carmen Electra

Kelly Preston

Kate Moss

Nicole Kidman

Kirsten Dunst

Drew

Rihanna

Jessica

Cruz

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

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