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	Micheline Bernardini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Micheline Bernardini modelling for her first and only picture in a bikini.
		She was a nudist dancer at the Casino de Paris before being chosen by Louis Reard to model the first modern-day bikini on July 5 1946.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Micheline_Bernardini (146 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Micheline Bernardini
		Micheline Bernardini, a nude dancer at the Casino de Paris, was the first woman to wear a bikini.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Micheline_Bernardini (53 words)

	Bikini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He ended up hiring Micheline Bernardini, a nude dancer from the Casino de Paris, as his model.
		It took fifteen years for the bikini to be accepted in the United States.
		Reard split the "atome" even smaller, but could not find a model who would dare to wear his design.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_Reard (741 words)

	The Beach Girls.biz
		Bernardini who was unknown at that time became a celebrity overnight getting more than fifty thousand fan mail afterwards.
		Interestingly the first model of the bikini was a nude dancer at the Casino De Paris namely Micheline Bernardini, for models around that time wouldn’t wear the bikini for they thought of it as very small and revealing.
		On July 5th 1945 Reard unveiled the bikini though claiming he named his product after the islands it was safe to assume that he was taking advantage of the phenomenon surrounding the advancement of weapons technology.
	www.the-beach-girls.biz (272 words)

	ArcaMax.com - Why are skimpy two-piece bathing suits called "bikinis"?
		The two-piece suit, which attracted international attention, was worn by model Micheline Bernardini.
		Promoters for the show decided to take advantage of the "Bikini" craze by creating a "bikini" swimsuit that would be as scandalous as possible.
	www.arcamax.com /cgi-bin/news/print/0/17608/574879 (176 words)

	Bikini
		Louis Réard had hired the nude dancer Micheline Bernardini because she was the only woman who did not hesitate to stroll around in the bikini.
		The design of his two piece swimsuit was a bra top and two triangles of cloth connected by a string with the navel as center stage.
		The suit was named after a few small South Pacific islands called Bikini Atoll where the United States had established a nuclear test site.
	www.geocities.com /cesare_no/bikini/bikini.html (774 words)

	Bikini History
		Hence, in order to hit the catwalks, Reard was forced to introduce Micheline Bernardini (a nude dancer at the Casino de Paris) to the public at large.
		Micheline duly performed and subsequently received over 50,000 fan letters.
		In fact, his bikini was so skimpy, being little more than 30 inches of cloth, that at the time no Parisian model would wear it.
	www.linktastic.com /yellowpolkadot/history.htm (888 words)

	takete WORLD OF INVENTION
		The innovation was such, indeed, that no professional mannequin would agree to present it and that R»ard called upon a dancer of the Casino of Paris, Micheline Bernardini.
	www.takete.com /uncletweed/world_of_invention.php (221 words)

	desc_predictions.asp?pid=803
		No Parisian models would wear it on the runway, so he hired Micheline Bernardini, who had no qualms, seeing as her day job was a nude dancer at the Casino de Paris.
		The bikini was promptly banned in Spain, Portugal and Italy.
		Anyway, when Micheline pranced down that Paris runway, the world took note.
	www.anandsoni.com /desc_predictions.asp?pid=803 (766 words)

	New Page 1
		Model Micheline Bernardini wore the skimpy two-piece outfit.
		Jul 5, The bikini bathing suit, created by former civil engineer Louis Reard, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris.
		Its name correlated with the July 1 American atom bomb test on Bikini Atoll.
	discovery.coe.uh.edu /history/hisd/ethompson/thompson_timeline.htm (601 words)

	cooltech.iafrica.com new ideas featured The Bikini
		Eventually he hired nude dancer Micheline Bernardini to model the revolutionary piece of swimwear, and the bikini was officially launched on 5 July 1945, to an unsuspecting public.
		Reard described his bikini as "Smaller than the world's smallest bathing suit." The suit, however, was so small that Reard struggled to find a Parisian model who would wear one.
		Of course, the outcry was immediate and loud, with Catholic countries like Spain and Portugal instantly banning it.
	cooltech.iafrica.com /inventions/featured/275099.htm (551 words)

	The History of the Bikini
		The bikini received its first official induction into swimwear fashion on July 5, 1946 when French model Micheline Bernardini paraded onto the runway in it at a poolside fashion show in Paris.
		A number of American correspondents responsible for reporting the fashion show were both shocked and titillated by the model’s skimpy attire.
	www.historyofwaterfilters.com /bikini.html (798 words)

	BIKINI TRIVIA : Interesting Historical Facts
		Finally, he hired Micheline Bernardini, a model who also worked as a nude dancer in a Paris nightclub to debut the bikini to the fashion world.
		When Reard planned to showcase his swimsuit creation at a Paris fashion show, he was unable to find any Parisian models who would be seen in the skimpy garment.
		Only a few years after the introduction of the bikini in 1946, fashion designers began to create new innovations to keep their swimsuit a step above other swimsuits.
	www.netbikini.com /infobikinitrivia.html (544 words)

	Vowel Movements - Post a comment
		Model Micheline Bernardini wore the abbreviated two-piece outfit, which was covered with a newspaper-print design.
		In 1946, the bikini bathing suit, created by Louis Reard, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris.
	www.greatestjournal.com /users/mst3k4evr/12481.html?mode=reply (821 words)

	CNN - News Almanac - July 5, 1996
		Model Micheline Bernardini wore the two-piece outfit which was covered with a newspaper-print design.
		In 1946, 50 years ago, the bikini bathing suit, created by Louis Reard, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris.
		The bikini was named for the Pacific atoll that was the site of a U.S. atomic test explosion four days earlier.
	edition.cnn.com /almanac/9607/05 (700 words)

	Bikini Trivia - History of the Bikini
		As one American correspondent put it (in typical Texan style), “All of a sudden, a blond named Micheline Bernardini ambles out in what any dern (sic) fool could see was the smallest bathing in the world, including West Texas.
		The bikini made its first proper introduction to the world of fashion design on July 5, 1946, as it is was worn and displayed at a Paris fashion show by French model Micheline Bernardini.
		The message these skywriters carried was simple but powerful marketing: “Bikini—smaller than the smallest bathing suit in the world.” Perhaps due to Reard’s obvious marketing skills or a simple turn of fate, the name bikini became the official tag for the two-piece swimsuit.
	www.everythingbikini.com /bikini-history.html (620 words)

	H1910
		Model Micheline Bernardini (Micheline Bernard) wore the skimpy two-piece outfit.
	www.eleggua.com /History/1946.html (4577 words)

	The Itsy-Bitsy, Teenie-Weenie Bikini - French Culture
		But inspiration struck again, and he hired Micheline Bernardini - an exotic dancer at the Casino de Paris - who certainly had no problem with the bikini's exposure level.
		However, the bikini was so small that Reard couldn't find any professional models to wear it on the runway.
		The impetus behind the bikini's design came as a result of wartime rationing.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art12215.asp (419 words)

	Bikini: Nostalgia
		Reard found a willing model in Micheline Bernardini, a nude dancer at the Casino de Paris.
		Her scantily-clad photos made her an immediate sex symbol, and forever declared the bikini the symbol of sex.
		The slinky suit was deemed so indecent that French models refused to wear it for the runway.
	www.skooldays.com /categories/fashion/fa1948.htm (700 words)

	Summertime, and the Livin' Is Easy
		Reard reduced the Atome to even smaller proportions, and its miniscule coverage area was considered so scandalous that the only model who would agree to wear the bikini was nude dancer Micheline Bernardini.
		In the 1870s, baker William Russell Frisbie was looking for a way to promote his Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Frisbie Baking Company.
	www.inventhelp.com /Summer_Inventions.asp (825 words)

	SIN - Shopping Intelligence Network
		But Reard, famous by then for his swimsuits for Hollywood stars Esther Williams and Brigitte Bardot, got nude dancer Micheline Bernardini to model for him.
		At first, even models refused to wear it on the catwalk, as they viewed it as indecent.
		A scandal ensued and Catholic countries such as Spain and Italy called for a ban, but to no avail.
	sin.asiaone.com /apparel/articles/tweeny.php (243 words)

	Ty-land: 07/03/2005 - 07/09/2005
		Parisian exotic dancer Micheline Bernardini modeled the scandalous suit.
		Reard called it "bikini" after the U.S. atomic weapons test that took place off the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean earlier that week.
	tylerann.blogspot.com /2005_07_03_tylerann_archive.html (1006 words)

	New York Times Trivia Quiz #298
		Micheline Bernardini entered fashion history in 1946 as the model for the first bikini.
		Who raised moral eyebrows when she appeared on a public California beach clad in the first one-piece bathing dress in 1909?
		What automotive engineer turned fashion designer created this swimsuit?
	www.nytimes.com /ref/crosswords/trivia/quiz298.html (214 words)

	be8.htm
		Given the wording of the question, his model, MICHELINE BERNARDINI, can also be said to have introduced it.
	www.billp49.addr.com /triviaclub/quizzes/be8.htm (1709 words)

	7/1/96 INT/THE BIKINI TURNS 50
		Reard unveiled his design at a popular swimming pool in Paris, the Piscine Molitor, on the dazzling form of show girl Micheline Bernardini from the Casino de Paris.
	www.time.com /time/international/1996/960701/fashion.html (987 words)

	bernardini - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "bernardini" is defined.
		We found 2 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word bernardini:
	www.onelook.com /?w=bernardini (74 words)

	Twentieth Century History
		Louis Reard introduces the bikini swimsuit in Paris, modelled by Micheline Bernardini.
	www.didyouknow.cd /history/20thcentury.htm (3257 words)

	SWIMWEAR : 1940-1949
		He unveiled his new design at a popular swimming pool in Paris, on the dazzling body of showgirl Micheline Bernardini from the Casino de Paris.
		He designed to make a new two-piece swimsuit and because the US was testing bombs at a tiny South Pacific atoll at the time, he called it the BIKINI.
		Some countries like Spain and Italy banned it.
	www.designerhistory.com /historyofashion/40swimwear.html (114 words)

	Vintage Fashion Guild - History of Swimsuits by Susan Raymond and Anne Dettmer
		In 1946, designer Louis Reard was obliged to hire Micheline Bernardini (an exotic dancer at the Casino de Paris) to model his latest creation - the ‘Bikini’ - because his regular models flatly refused to wear it.
		The introduction of Reard’s bikini (named after Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific where atomic bomb testing had taken place) caused quite a stir in the United States.
		The 1940’s brought to the fore a more feminine swimsuit, like this safari print one that belonged to actress June Allyson.
	www.vintagefashionguild.org /swimsuits.html (1739 words)

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