The History of the Bikini

Bikinis are banned from beauty pageants around the world after the first Miss World Contest in London in 1951
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It's a Sin
Bikinis were banned from worldwide beauty pageants after the first Miss World Contest in London in 1951. As the tasteful one-piece continued to reign supreme, the bikini was later also banned in Belgium, Italy, Spain and Australia, and it was even declared sinful by the Vatican.

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