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![French Embassy U.S. on Twitter: "Today is #bikiniday! #DidYouKnow that the bikini was invented by Parisian engineer Louis Réard? It was first revealed #OnThisDay in 1946. https://t.co/loZSbqZKVy" / Twitter French Embassy U.S. on Twitter: "Today is #bikiniday! #DidYouKnow that the bikini was invented by Parisian engineer Louis Réard? It was first revealed #OnThisDay in 1946. https://t.co/loZSbqZKVy" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD-y3yNUIAAPpZg.jpg:large)
French Embassy U.S. on Twitter: "Today is #bikiniday! #DidYouKnow that the bikini was invented by Parisian engineer Louis Réard? It was first revealed #OnThisDay in 1946. https://t.co/loZSbqZKVy" / Twitter
World News Tonight on Twitter: "TODAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1946, the first bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in Paris.
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2 women on the beach in the South of France, 1958. The bikini was created by French designer Louis Réard in 1946, and made popular by Brigitte Bardot in the 1950s - 9GAG
On July 5, 1946 — 75 years ago — French designer Louis Reard unveiled a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris - Frank Beacham's Journal
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
Invent Your Image - The bikini turns 73 today. Louis Reard, french automotive engineer, introduced it at a poolside fashion show while he was running his Mother's lingerie business in 1946 after
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