As an allusion to the headlines that he knew his swimsuit would generate, he printed newspaper type across the suit that bernardini modeled on july 5 at the piscine molitor. Bernardini was chosen by reard after his offer to model the bikini in public was turned down by several fashion models of the day. Micheline bernardini was not afraid of raising eyebrows or being stared at.
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The above images show micheline bernardini, the former casino de paris nude dancer who debuted the garment known as a bikini at a 1946 paris beauty contest
Technically, hers was not the first Similar garments appear on figures adorning classical greek urns—but hey, that stuff is ancient. So he turned to micheline bernardini, an exotic dancer at the casino de paris, who had no qualms about appearing nearly nude in public.
