8 Bikini Facts You didn’t Know Until Today

The word “Bikini” will invariably be associated with a day at the beach but it’s not the
only place where you’d sport a bikini. Today bikini parties are a rage as well. All said
and done, while most of us may want to explore trending bikinis many of us may not
know these 8 interesting facts about bikinis that we’re going to discuss at length in this
article.

Let’s get going.


1. Bikini was introduced by a French Automobile Engineer

An automobile Engineer from France, “Louis Reard”, introduced bikini to the ladies. Not
only did he come up with the design he is also said to have taken over his mothers
lingerie business that she operated out of Paris. The idea first came to his mind when
he saw two women rolling their swimsuit in a bid to get better tan on the beaches of St
Topez.

2. Bikini was named after an Island

A part of Marshall Island in the Pacific Ocean is known as “ Bikini Atoll”. As the story
goes right after the United States conducted a hydrogen bomb test at the Bikini Atoll on
1st July, 1946 Louis named his newfound outfit as Bikini.

3. The most expensive Bikini has a price tag of $30 MILLION

Designed By Susan Rosen, boasting an assembly of about 150 carats of flawless D
Diamonds, this bikini costs you a fortune— almost $30 million. This is touted to be the
most expensive Bikini anywhere on the face of the earth. But don't worry much about it, you can easily find cheap nice bikini at Ms Aphrodite website.

4. Fashion models refused to wear Bikini

Louis Reard, right after coming up with bikini, is said to have had difficulties in finding a
model that would agree to wear it. That led him to hire a nude dancer, Micheline
Bernadini, who walked in a fashion show hosted in the poolside of Piscine Molitor. That
led to her receiving 50K fan letters almost overnight.

5. Bikini was banned in innumerable countries

With the Vatican saying bikini is “sinful” a number of countries like Portugal, Spain,
Belgium, Italy went on to ban bikini. US also was quick to follow suit, as Florida banned
bikini following the footsteps of Portugal and the likes.

6. Muslim Women got Their Specially Designed Bikini

Following the sermons of Muslim Clerics Muslim women were barred from wearing
bikini. Incidentally, a Lebanese turned Australian designer came up with the concept of “
Burkini. Shortly after it came to be known that a woman in Paris was banned from
getting into pool wearing “Burkini” was it was deemed to be a full-body swimsuit.

7. China Claims the Top Spot as The Largest Exporter of Bikini

The world’s manufacturing capital China holds the top spot in terms of exporting and
manufacturing Bikini. The shipments from China cover almost 70% of the global bikini
market.

 8. 1951 Miss World was Categorically Asked To Wear A Bikini

Kiki Hakansson, Miss World 1951, was categorically requested to sport a bikini for her
crowning ceremony. The event lead to her receiving a lot of flak. Even the Pope
disapproved her wearing the bikini in that event.

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