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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Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Art Print by French School - Fine Art America
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![Soutien-gorge riquiqui, maillot qui dévoile le nombril… Eté 1946, le Bikini fait sa révolution - Le Parisien Soutien-gorge riquiqui, maillot qui dévoile le nombril… Eté 1946, le Bikini fait sa révolution - Le Parisien](https://www.leparisien.fr/resizer/kex5NsyhQztGoGsAal_GhTvd9Ok=/1248x782/filters:focal(470x781:480x791)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/leparisien/CI7B7DLTO5DX3EPEYXWBQYZ43I.jpg)
Soutien-gorge riquiqui, maillot qui dévoile le nombril… Eté 1946, le Bikini fait sa révolution - Le Parisien
![Ava Gardner on Twitter: "Although two-piece bathing suits were around in the 1930s, the modern bikini design is commonly dated to this day in 1946 and attributed to French engineer Louis Réard. Ava Gardner on Twitter: "Although two-piece bathing suits were around in the 1930s, the modern bikini design is commonly dated to this day in 1946 and attributed to French engineer Louis Réard.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-vexe5WwAAaKtH.jpg)
Ava Gardner on Twitter: "Although two-piece bathing suits were around in the 1930s, the modern bikini design is commonly dated to this day in 1946 and attributed to French engineer Louis Réard.
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