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Pictures of Micheline Bernardini Wearing the First Bikini, And the Story Behind the Debut of “The World's Smallest Bathing Suit” in 1946 ~ Vintage Everyday
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Micheline Bernardini, eine Nackttänzerin des Pariser Casinos, präsentiert am 5. Juli 1946 den ersten Bikini. - Stuttgarter Nachrichten
![Mohandas Menon on Twitter: "@Kuhu_Kuhoo Micheline Bernardini. She was a French nude dancer at the Casino de Paris. She agreed to model when others refused designer Louis Reard." / Twitter Mohandas Menon on Twitter: "@Kuhu_Kuhoo Micheline Bernardini. She was a French nude dancer at the Casino de Paris. She agreed to model when others refused designer Louis Reard." / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD8Z28aUMAAJcfe.jpg)
Mohandas Menon on Twitter: "@Kuhu_Kuhoo Micheline Bernardini. She was a French nude dancer at the Casino de Paris. She agreed to model when others refused designer Louis Reard." / Twitter
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