![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?auto=webp&s=8d33d626856a3a04e4be9ce9704e333f2faa9408)
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
![Image of PARIS: BEAUTY CONTEST, 1946. - Contestants In A Beauty Competition In Paris, Which Was One Of The First Public Appearances Of The Bikini, 5 July 1946. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive Image of PARIS: BEAUTY CONTEST, 1946. - Contestants In A Beauty Competition In Paris, Which Was One Of The First Public Appearances Of The Bikini, 5 July 1946. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive](https://www.granger.com/wmpix/age/rue/0126418-PARIS-BEAUTY-CONTEST-1946-Contestants-in-a-beauty-competition-in-Paris-which-was-one-of-the-first-public-appearances-of-the-bikini-5-July-1946.jpg)
Image of PARIS: BEAUTY CONTEST, 1946. - Contestants In A Beauty Competition In Paris, Which Was One Of The First Public Appearances Of The Bikini, 5 July 1946. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive
![PA Media on Twitter: "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" / Twitter PA Media on Twitter: "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" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkBKc2JXEAAXx8l.jpg)
PA Media on Twitter: "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" / Twitter
![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)