<i><b>Just an FYI and some now usless information;<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://media.graytvinc.com/images/bikini.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /><br />In 1946, the bikini, designed by French engineer Louis Réard, made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris. The name comes from the Bikini Atoll, which was one of a series of islands where a new atomic bomb was being tested that summer. At the time, the bikini was so scandalous, Réard couldn’t find a model to wear it, and so he ended up hiring a nude dancer.</b></i>