Bikini

:This article is about the women's bathing suit. For other uses see Bikini (disambiguation).

Bikinis in modern culture

It took fifteen years for the bikini to be accepted in the United States. In 1951 bikinis were banned from the Miss World Contest. In 1957, however, Brigitte Bardot's bikini in And God Created Woman created a market for the swimwear in the US, and in 1960, Brian Hyland's pop song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" inspired a bikini-buying spree. Finally the bikini caught on, and by 1963, the movie Beach Party, starring Annette Funicello (emphatically not in a bikini, by mentor Walt Disney's personal request) and Frankie Avalon, led a wave of films that made the bikini a pop-culture symbol.

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United States - 1951 - Miss World Contest - 1957 - Brigitte Bardot - And God Created Woman - 1960 - Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - 1963 - Beach Party - Annette Funicello - Walt Disney - Frankie Avalon

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