![History Photographed on X: "A policeman issues a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini, 1957 The word bikini was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard who invented it. History Photographed on X: "A policeman issues a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini, 1957 The word bikini was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard who invented it.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhYXz8_VEAEKpwo.jpg:large)
History Photographed on X: "A policeman issues a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini, 1957 The word bikini was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard who invented it.
![National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_960w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2018/06/26/Local/Images/GettyImages-543547448.jpg&w=1440)
National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post
![July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime](https://cropper.watch.aetnd.com/cdn.watch.aetnd.com/sites/5/2018/06/Bikini.jpg?w=548)
July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime
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The Bikini's Inventor Guessed How Much It Would Horrify the Public | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
![You can't call it bikini unless it passes this one test, according to the man who invented it | The Irish Sun You can't call it bikini unless it passes this one test, according to the man who invented it | The Irish Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/image-300ff55925.jpg?w=620)