On July 5, 1946 — 75 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
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تويتر \ French Embassy U.S. على تويتر: "Today is #bikiniday! #DidYouKnow that the bikini was invented by Parisian engineer Louis Réard? It was first revealed #OnThisDay in 1946. https://t.co/loZSbqZKVy"
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Regensburg, Germany. 25th Nov, 2019. Reinhold Weinmann, museum director of the Bikini Art Museum, stands next to a golden bikini by Louis Réard from around 1950. Preparations for the first bikini museum
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National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post
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