BRIGITTE BARDOT IN BIKINI
Thanks to Brigitte Bardot (seen here in this undated photo), the bikini was accepted on American beaches in the early 1960's. When Jacques Heim introduced the bikini, it wasn't accepted on U.S. beaches. (UPI/Files)
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