![ABC News on Twitter: "📸ON THIS DAY: In 1946 the first bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in Paris. https://t.co/MBPWR7mjwm https://t.co/QPr6ifLVha" / Twitter ABC News on Twitter: "📸ON THIS DAY: In 1946 the first bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in Paris. https://t.co/MBPWR7mjwm https://t.co/QPr6ifLVha" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5iCushWEAIeRXP.jpg)
ABC News on Twitter: "📸ON THIS DAY: In 1946 the first bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in Paris. https://t.co/MBPWR7mjwm https://t.co/QPr6ifLVha" / Twitter
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Origins of the Bikini Anniversary in Paris - Remember When The Bikini Ushered a Fashion Revolution in Paris?
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In 1946, A Model Slipped Into World's First Skimpy Cut Bikini, Causing Instant Scandal | Page 2 of 2 | DoYouRemember?
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Bikini News Daily - July 5th marks the anniversary of the invention of the bikini in 1946! National Bikini Day
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In 1946, A Model Slipped Into World's First Skimpy Cut Bikini, Causing Instant Scandal | DoYouRemember?
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Origins of the Bikini Anniversary in Paris - Remember When The Bikini Ushered a Fashion Revolution in Paris?
![On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 | PA Media | Scoopnest On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 | PA Media | Scoopnest](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkBKc2JXEAAXx8l.jpg)