Checkout the world's first bikini and the first woman to rock it

History was made 70 years ago today when  the world's first bikini made an appearance at a poolside fashion show in Paris.
French engineer, Louis Réard, invented it in 1946
The only problem that Réard faced was finding a model brave enough to wear his invention.

Thankfully, a nude dancer by the name of Micheline Bernardini was up for the challenge.

On July 11 1946, Micheline became the first women to wear a bikini, during a press show in Paris.

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