![Ava Gardner on X: "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 X: "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 X: "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.
![PA Media a 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 a 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:large)
PA Media a 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
![X 上的Josselin Brémaud:「The bikini first revealed #OTD in 1946. Named after the US nuclear tests ocurring at the same time in the Bikini atoll. #NationalBikiniDay https://t.co/Nc64cNDsHX」 / X X 上的Josselin Brémaud:「The bikini first revealed #OTD in 1946. Named after the US nuclear tests ocurring at the same time in the Bikini atoll. #NationalBikiniDay https://t.co/Nc64cNDsHX」 / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD_mUlqU0AAxH5i.jpg:large)
X 上的Josselin Brémaud:「The bikini first revealed #OTD in 1946. Named after the US nuclear tests ocurring at the same time in the Bikini atoll. #NationalBikiniDay https://t.co/Nc64cNDsHX」 / X
![July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime](https://cropper.watch.aetnd.com/cdn.watch.aetnd.com/sites/5/2018/06/Bikini.jpg)
July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime
![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/xGHFo_ymx3DuZjN23inzV-MbZvE=/800x800/filters:focal(541x86:542x87)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/99/ee/99ee0cb4-117d-4528-a0e3-6a5e2285a164/be064855web.jpg)