International Bikini Day 2021: Top 12 Iconic Two-Piece Swimsuits in Movies
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Summer is a fitting time of the year to celebrate the alluring women's swimsuit, which gained prominence in 1946 and has since become an indispensable female clothing item and a true feast for the eyes.
5 July marks International Bikini Day, celebrating the popular women's staple wear for the beach, originally designed by French couturier Louis Reard 75 years ago.
Named after the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, which used to be a nuclear test site, the bathing suit itself became a bombshell in the swimwear industry for women.
To celebrate the sultry two-piece swimsuit, Sputnik invites you to relive 12 iconic "bikini moments" in movies.
© Photo : Hammer Films 1966Bikini-clad Marina Foïs in the French comedy RRRrrrr!!!, 2004.
Bikini-clad Marina Foïs in the French comedy RRRrrrr!!!, 2004.
© Photo : Warner Bros. Pictures 2005Jessica Simpson in The Dukes of Hazzard, 2005, wearing a pink bikini.
Jessica Simpson in The Dukes of Hazzard, 2005, wearing a pink bikini.
© Photo : 20th Century Fox Film Corporation 2014Kate Upton, flaunting a white bikini in The Other Woman, 2014.
Kate Upton, flaunting a white bikini in The Other Woman, 2014.
© Photo : Miramax Films 1995Salma Hayek wearing nothing but a black bikini in From Dusk Till Dawn, 1996.
Salma Hayek wearing nothing but a black bikini in From Dusk Till Dawn, 1996.
© Photo : Lucasfilm Ltd & TM. 1983An iconic Princess Leia scene from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, 1983.
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© Photo : Lucasfilm Ltd & TM. 1983
An iconic Princess Leia scene from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, 1983.
© Photo : Sport Films 1952Back in the day, when the bikini had just caught on. Manina, the Girl in the Bikini, 1952.
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© Photo : Sport Films 1952
Back in the day, when the bikini had just caught on. Manina, the Girl in the Bikini, 1952.
© Photo : New Line Cinema 2004Beach scene from The Notebook, 2004, featuring Rachel McAdams.
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© Photo : New Line Cinema 2004
Beach scene from The Notebook, 2004, featuring Rachel McAdams.
© Photo : Paramount Pictures 2003Bikini-clad Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, 2003.
Bikini-clad Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, 2003.
© Photo : Columbia Pictures Corporation 2003Black and white: Cameron Diaz and Demi Moore sporting bikinis in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, 2003.
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© Photo : Columbia Pictures Corporation 2003
Black and white: Cameron Diaz and Demi Moore sporting bikinis in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, 2003.
© Photo : 20th Century Fox Film Corporation 1962Sex symbol Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got to Give, 1962.
Sex symbol Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got to Give, 1962.
© Photo : Columbia Pictures Corporation 1980Brooke Shields as Emmeline Lestrange in The Blue Lagoon, 1980.
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© Photo : Columbia Pictures Corporation 1980
Brooke Shields as Emmeline Lestrange in The Blue Lagoon, 1980.
© Photo : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) 2002Halle Berry's bikini look in Die Another Day, 2002.
Halle Berry's bikini look in Die Another Day, 2002.