World News Tonight on Twitter: "TODAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1946, the first bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in Paris.
![Image of PARIS: BATHERS, 1946. - Women In Bikinis Tanning At Deligny Pool In Paris, 1 July 1946. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive Image of PARIS: BATHERS, 1946. - Women In Bikinis Tanning At Deligny Pool In Paris, 1 July 1946. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive](https://www.granger.com/wmpix/age/rue/0126422-PARIS-BATHERS-1946-Women-in-bikinis-tanning-at-Deligny-pool-in-Paris-1-July-1946.jpg)
Image of PARIS: BATHERS, 1946. - Women In Bikinis Tanning At Deligny Pool In Paris, 1 July 1946. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive
![Louis Reard, inventor del bikini, con una modelo en 1946 / Louis Reard, the inventor of the bikini, with model in 1946. | Bikinis, Fashion history, Model Louis Reard, inventor del bikini, con una modelo en 1946 / Louis Reard, the inventor of the bikini, with model in 1946. | Bikinis, Fashion history, Model](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/20/08/cf/2008cf9a6d4bccea99aac4c1bee991dc.jpg)
Louis Reard, inventor del bikini, con una modelo en 1946 / Louis Reard, the inventor of the bikini, with model in 1946. | Bikinis, Fashion history, Model
![Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Carry-all Pouch by French School - Fine Art America Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Carry-all Pouch by French School - Fine Art America](https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/flat/pouch/images/artworkimages/medium/1/women-in-bikini-tanning-at-deligny-swimming-pool-in-paris-july-1946-french-school.jpg?&targetx=0&targety=-191&imagewidth=777&imageheight=856&modelwidth=777&modelheight=474&backgroundcolor=FFFFFF&orientation=0&producttype=pouch-regularbottom-medium)
Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Carry-all Pouch by French School - Fine Art America
![The “bikini,” named after the Bikini Atoll where U.S. atomic bomb testing was performed, was revealed on July 5, 1946, in Paris, France by French designer Louis Reard. : r/interestingasfuck The “bikini,” named after the Bikini Atoll where U.S. atomic bomb testing was performed, was revealed on July 5, 1946, in Paris, France by French designer Louis Reard. : r/interestingasfuck](https://external-preview.redd.it/dowYOWLPTGr4oA1KZVzKdfLaDO0nGya6Lc-_4VoBshM.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f12e2184112c02547e5565323bca25931e755ac6)
The “bikini,” named after the Bikini Atoll where U.S. atomic bomb testing was performed, was revealed on July 5, 1946, in Paris, France by French designer Louis Reard. : r/interestingasfuck
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
![Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Shower Curtain by French School - Fine Art America Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Shower Curtain by French School - Fine Art America](https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/shower-curtain/images/artworkimages/medium/1/women-in-bikini-tanning-at-deligny-swimming-pool-in-paris-july-1946-french-school.jpg?&targetx=0&targety=-24&imagewidth=787&imageheight=867&modelwidth=787&modelheight=819&backgroundcolor=FFFFFF&orientation=0)
Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Shower Curtain by French School - Fine Art America
![National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_960w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2018/06/26/Local/Images/GettyImages-543547448.jpg&w=1200)
National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post
Mental Floss - On this day in 1946, the first bikini debuted in a poolside fashion show in Paris. French auto engineer and fashion designer Louis Réard crafted the revealing new two-piece
HISTORY - On this day on 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveiled the bikini at the Piscine Molitor in Paris. The daring two-piece swimsuit was modeled by Micheline Bernardini, a Parisian showgirl
On July 5, 1946 — 76 years ago — French designer Louis Reard unveiled a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris - Frank Beacham's Journal
![National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post](http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_960w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2018/07/01/Local-Enterprise/Images/Photo_Gallery-Bond_at_50-Girls-080ba.jpg)