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Evidence of bikini-style women's clothing has been found as early as 5600 BC, and the history of the bikini can be traced back to that era. Illustrations of women wearing bikini-like garments during competitive athletic events in the Roman era have been found in several locations, the most famous of which is at Villa Romana del Casale .
Type Image Description Beauty pageant: Finalists at the swimsuit round of Miss Earth 2007 from Georgia, Canada, Venezuela, Spain, Thailand, Switzerland, and India. Though many pageants are playing down the bikini contest part, [2] participants in some beauty contests like the Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth or the Miss USA pageants, are required to wear bikinis as part of the ...
In 1951, the first Miss World contest, originally the Festival Bikini Contest, [20] [21] was organized by Eric Morley as a mid-century advertisement for swimwear at the Festival of Britain. [22] The press welcomed the spectacle and referred to it as Miss World, and Morley registered the name as a trademark. [23]
It wasn't until French model Micheline Bernardini wore a bikini poolside during a Paris fashion show in 1946 that the bathing suit gained more fame.
Before you dismiss the bikini as just another piece of clothing in your wardrobe, take a moment to consider its history. After all, it may be the only piece you own with a style that hasn't ...
From the 60s onward women's bathing suits have morphed from trend to trend, but the classic silhouettes of the one piece and the bikini have stood the test of time. Show comments Advertisement
The contest was originally intended to be a one-off event connected with the Festival of Britain. [1] At the end of the event, Kiki Håkansson of Sweden was announced as Miss World 1951. [2] [3] This is the first victory of Sweden in the history of the pageant. Håkansson is also the only winner to be crowned wearing a bikini. [4]
The controversy was heightened with the increasing popularity of the bikini after its introduction in 1946. The bikini was banned for the Miss America contest in 1947 because of Roman Catholic protesters. [102] When the Miss World contest started in 1951, there was an outcry when the winner was crowned in a bikini.