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In what year did Louis Reard introduce the modern bikini?

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1946 uint256

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www.nationalww2museum.org, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com), articles "bikini" and "louis réard" — réard debuted his design at the piscine molitor in paris on july 5, 1946., encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com, entry 'bikini'): states louis réard introduced the modern bikini on july 5, 1946., encyclopaedia britannica, "bikini (clothing)" entry: https://www.britannica.com/topic/bikini-clothing, encyclopaedia britannica, "bikini (swimwear)" article (britannica.com), encyclopaedia britannica, "bikini" (britannica.com/topic/bikini-clothing): states louis réard introduced the bikini in 1946., encyclopaedia britannica, "bikini" (clothing) article: "a scanty two-piece bathing suit worn by women... the bikini was introduced by the french engineer louis réard in 1946." (britannica.com/topic/bikini), encyclopaedia britannica, "bikini" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/bikini): "the modern bikini ... was introduced by ... louis reard on july 5, 1946.", encyclopaedia britannica, "bikini" / "louis réard" entries, encyclopaedia britannica, "bikini" article (britannica.com), which documents that louis réard, a french engineer, introduced the modern bikini swimsuit on july 5, 1946, at a paris fashion show, encyclopaedia britannica, "louis réard" (biography entry), which states he unveiled the modern bikini on july 5, 1946 in paris, encyclopaedia britannica, "louis réard" (biography entry): réard, a french engineer, introduced the modern bikini swimsuit on july 5, 1946., encyclopaedia britannica, "louis réard" (biography entry): states réard, a french engineer, introduced the modern bikini swimsuit in 1946, naming it after bikini atoll., encyclopaedia britannica, "louis réard" (britannica.com/biography/louis-reard) — states réard introduced the modern bikini on july 5, 1946., encyclopaedia britannica, "louis réard" (britannica.com/biography/louis-reard): french engineer louis réard introduced the modern bikini bathing suit in 1946., encyclopaedia britannica, "louis réard" (https://www.britannica.com/biography/louis-reard) and britannica's "bikini" entry (https://www.britannica.com/topic/bikini-swimsuit), both stating réard introduced the modern bikini in 1946., encyclopaedia britannica, "louis réard" biography entry (britannica.com), stating réard introduced the bikini on july 5, 1946., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "bikini (swimwear)": louis réard, a french automobile engineer, introduced the modern bikini in paris on 5 july 1946., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "bikini (swimwear)": states louis réard, a french engineer, introduced the modern bikini on july 5, 1946, in paris., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "bikini" (britannica.com): louis réard introduced the modern bikini in 1946., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "bikini" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/bikini-swimsuit) — states louis réard introduced the modern bikini in 1946, encyclopaedia britannica, entry "louis réard" (biography.com and other reference works corroborate the same 1946 date for the paris debut of the bikini), encyclopaedia britannica, entry on louis réard, encyclopaedia britannica, entry on louis réard: french engineer and fashion designer who introduced the modern bikini bathing suit in paris on 5 july 1946., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on the bikini (swimwear), https://www.britannica.com/topic/bikini-swimwear, fashion museum bath, https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/9-stylish-swimwear-pieces-really-make-splash; history.com, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced, fashion museum bath, https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/9-stylish-swimwear-pieces-really-make-splash; the metropolitan museum of art, https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini, fashion museum bath, ‘9 stylish swimwear pieces that really make a splash’ (https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/9-stylish-swimwear-pieces-really-make-splash); the metropolitan museum of art, ‘the bikini’ (https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini), fashion museum bath, ‘9 stylish swimwear pieces that really make a splash’ — https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/9-stylish-swimwear-pieces-really-make-splash, fashion museum bath, ‘9 stylish swimwear pieces that really make a splash’, https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/9-stylish-swimwear-pieces-really-make-splash; corroborated by the metropolitan museum of art, ‘the bikini’, https://www.metmuseum.org/es/essays/the-bikini., history.com editors, "bikini introduced | july 5, 1946", https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced (read september 25, 2026)., history.com editors, "bikini introduced" (published march 3, 2010; updated may 27, 2025), https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced, history.com editors, "bikini introduced", https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced (read september 25, 2026). the article dates louis reard’s unveiling of the bikini to july 5, 1946., history.com editors, ‘bikini introduced,’ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced (states louis réard unveiled the bikini on july 5, 1946)., history.com, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced; fashion museum bath, https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/9-stylish-swimwear-pieces-really-make-splash, history.com, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced; the metropolitan museum of art, https://www.metmuseum.org/es/essays/the-bikini, metropolitan museum of art, the bikini: https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini, smithsonian magazine, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-wake-testing-atomic-bomb-bikini-became-thing-180955346/; the metropolitan museum of art, https://www.metmuseum.org/es/essays/the-bikini, smithsonian magazine, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-wake-testing-atomic-bomb-bikini-became-thing-180955346/; the national wwii museum, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/evolution-of-the-bikini-1946, smithsonian magazine, jennifer le zotte, 'how the summer of atomic bomb testing turned the bikini into a phenomenon': https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-wake-testing-atomic-bomb-bikini-became-thing-180955346/, smithsonian magazine, jennifer le zotte, ‘how the summer of atomic bomb testing turned the bikini into a phenomenon’ (may 21, 2015), https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-wake-testing-atomic-bomb-bikini-became-thing-180955346/, smithsonian magazine, ‘how the summer of atomic bomb testing turned the bikini into a phenomenon’: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-wake-testing-atomic-bomb-bikini-became-thing-180955346/, the metropolitan museum of art (https://www.metmuseum.org/es/essays/the-bikini); the national wwii museum (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/evolution-of-the-bikini-1946), the metropolitan museum of art, 'the bikini' (heilbrunn timeline of art history): https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/biki/hd_biki.htm, the metropolitan museum of art, beth duncuff charleston, ‘the bikini,’ https://www.metmuseum.org/pt/essays/the-bikini, the metropolitan museum of art, https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini; smithsonian magazine, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-wake-testing-atomic-bomb-bikini-became-thing-180955346/, the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini (costume institute), https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini, the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini (heilbrunn timeline of art history): https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini, the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini (https://www.metmuseum.org/de/essays/the-bikini); smithsonian magazine, how the summer of atomic bomb testing turned the bikini into a phenomenon (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-wake-testing-atomic-bomb-bikini-became-thing-180955346/), the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini (https://www.metmuseum.org/es/essays/the-bikini); time, two-piece be with you: in praise of the bikini (https://time.com/3696501/bikini-swimsuit-life-photography/), the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini (https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini); corroborated by the national wwii museum, fashion on the ration: the evolution of the bikini (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/evolution-of-the-bikini-1946)., the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini (https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini); fashion museum bath, 9 stylish swimwear pieces that really make a splash (https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/9-stylish-swimwear-pieces-really-make-splash), the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini (https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini); the national wwii museum, fashion on the ration: the evolution of the bikini (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/evolution-of-the-bikini-1946), the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini (https://www.metmuseum.org/pt/essays/the-bikini); history, bikini introduced (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced), the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini (https://www.metmuseum.org/pt/essays/the-bikini); history.com, bikini introduced (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced), the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini, https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/the-bikini; corroborated by the national wwii museum, fashion on the ration: the evolution of the bikini, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/evolution-of-the-bikini-1946., the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini, https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini, the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini: https://www.metmuseum.org/de/essays/the-bikini; history.com, bikini introduced: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced, the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini: https://www.metmuseum.org/es/essays/the-bikini, the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini: https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/the-bikini; history, bikini introduced: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/bikini-introduced, the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini: https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini, the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini: https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini; smithsonian magazine, how the summer of atomic bomb testing turned the bikini into a phenomenon: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-wake-testing-atomic-bomb-bikini-became-thing-180955346/, the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/biki/hd_biki.htm, the metropolitan museum of art, ‘the bikini’ (https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini); corroborated by the national wwii museum, ‘fashion on the ration: the evolution of the bikini’ (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/evolution-of-the-bikini-1946), the national wwii museum, fashion on the ration: the evolution of the bikini (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/evolution-of-the-bikini-1946); corroborated by the metropolitan museum of art, the bikini (https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini), the national wwii museum, fashion on the ration: the evolution of the bikini (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/evolution-of-the-bikini-1946); fashion museum bath, 9 stylish swimwear pieces that really make a splash (https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/9-stylish-swimwear-pieces-really-make-splash), the national wwii museum, ‘fashion on the ration: the evolution of the bikini’ (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/evolution-of-the-bikini-1946), and the metropolitan museum of art, ‘the bikini’ (https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/the-bikini). both state the 1946 launch/first appearance., the national wwii museum, ‘fashion on the ration: the evolution of the bikini’ (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/evolution-of-the-bikini-1946); corroborated by the metropolitan museum of art, ‘the bikini’ (https://www.metmuseum.org/ko/essays/the-bikini), time, ‘two-piece be with you: in praise of the bikini’ (https://time.com/3696501/bikini-swimsuit-life-photography/); the metropolitan museum of art, ‘the bikini’ (https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/the-bikini), time, ‘two-piece be with you: in praise of the bikini’ (may 18, 2014), https://time.com/3696501/bikini-swimsuit-life-photography/, wikipedia, 'bikini' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bikini): réard's bikini introduced 5 july 1946 at piscine molitor, paris, wikipedia, 'bikini' article (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bikini): modern bikini introduced by louis réard in july 1946 (paris, july 5, 1946), wikipedia, article 'bikini' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bikini): louis réard introduced the bikini in paris on july 5, 1946, www.britannica.com, www.fashionmuseum.co.uk, www.history.com, www.metmuseum.org, www.smithsonianmag.com

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    #4431,946Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Louis Réard" (biography entry): Réard, a French engineer, introduced the modern bikini swimsuit on July 5, 1946.
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