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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.

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Fleshing It Out

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

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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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Ursula Undress

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Actress Raquel Welch

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Cindy Crawford

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Pamela Anderson

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Lindsay Lohan

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Paris Hilton

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Mariah Carey

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Geri Halliwell

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Carmen Electra

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Kelly Preston

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Kate Moss

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Nicole Kidman

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Kirsten Dunst

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Drew

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Rihanna

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Jessica

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Cruz

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler

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