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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National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post
![The “bikini,” named after the Bikini Atoll where U.S. atomic bomb testing was performed, was revealed on July 5, 1946, in Paris, France by French designer Louis Reard. : r/interestingasfuck The “bikini,” named after the Bikini Atoll where U.S. atomic bomb testing was performed, was revealed on July 5, 1946, in Paris, France by French designer Louis Reard. : r/interestingasfuck](https://external-preview.redd.it/dowYOWLPTGr4oA1KZVzKdfLaDO0nGya6Lc-_4VoBshM.jpg?auto=webp&s=8d33d626856a3a04e4be9ce9704e333f2faa9408)
The “bikini,” named after the Bikini Atoll where U.S. atomic bomb testing was performed, was revealed on July 5, 1946, in Paris, France by French designer Louis Reard. : r/interestingasfuck
Mental Floss - On this day in 1946, the first bikini debuted in a poolside fashion show in Paris. French auto engineer and fashion designer Louis Réard crafted the revealing new two-piece
HISTORY - On this day on 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveiled the bikini at the Piscine Molitor in Paris. The daring two-piece swimsuit was modeled by Micheline Bernardini, a Parisian showgirl
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