![PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkBKc2JXEAAXx8l.jpg)
PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X
![Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Art Print by French School - Fine Art America Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Art Print by French School - Fine Art America](https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/print/7.5/8/break/images/artworkimages/medium/1/women-in-bikini-tanning-at-deligny-swimming-pool-in-paris-july-1946-french-school.jpg)
Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Art Print by French School - Fine Art America
![How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/CK_ExtVSfTU_ut5Dy4V_-V80Cl0=/800x600/filters:focal(541x86:542x87)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/99/ee/99ee0cb4-117d-4528-a0e3-6a5e2285a164/be064855web.jpg)
How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
![Pictures of Micheline Bernardini Wearing the First Bikini, And the Story Behind the Debut of “The World's Smallest Bathing Suit” in 1946 ~ Vintage Everyday Pictures of Micheline Bernardini Wearing the First Bikini, And the Story Behind the Debut of “The World's Smallest Bathing Suit” in 1946 ~ Vintage Everyday](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uOGlxye8lYM/VXHtpWqwRfI/AAAAAAABj_Y/f38xZABPyn0/s1600/Micheline%2BBernardini%2Bwearing%2Bthe%2Bfirst%2Bbikini%252C%2B1946%2B%25281%2529.jpg)
Pictures of Micheline Bernardini Wearing the First Bikini, And the Story Behind the Debut of “The World's Smallest Bathing Suit” in 1946 ~ Vintage Everyday
Pictures of Micheline Bernardini Wearing the First Bikini, And the Story Behind the Debut of “The World's Smallest Bathing Suit” in 1946 ~ Vintage Everyday
![The changing style of bikinis, at a launch of a book by Pedro Silman celebrating 40 years of the bikini at Harrods, left to right - Julie Jackson in the first version The changing style of bikinis, at a launch of a book by Pedro Silman celebrating 40 years of the bikini at Harrods, left to right - Julie Jackson in the first version](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GB1RD6/the-changing-style-of-bikinis-at-a-launch-of-a-book-by-pedro-silman-GB1RD6.jpg)