Miss Shady Gators - 7 Random Facts About The Bikini
The bikini is a standard piece of the female wardrobe now days. It comes in many colors, styles, fabrics and sizes, yet there are a few things about the bikini that I bet you didn't know! So in honor of the Miss Shady Gators Bikini Contest at the Party Capitol in the Lake of the Ozarks, we've compiled these 7 fun facts about the history of the bikini.
1. The most expensive swimsuit in the world is a bikini that is worth $30 million dollars. Designed by
Susan Rosen and Steinmetz Diamonds, the bikini is made with more than 150 carats of D flawless diamonds which are all set in platinum.
2. The world’s largest bikini parade took place on November 9, 2009. Clad only in bikinis, 287 girls paraded in Johannesburg, South Africa, to raise awareness for breast cancer, which affects one in every 30 South African women.
3. When the first bikini was introduced in 1946, it was marketed as a two-piece swimming suit that revealed "everything about a girl except her mother’s maiden name".
4. The last time Marilyn Monroe appeared in a bikini on screen was in the 1962 film Something's Got to Give.
5. The bikini is named after the islands in the Bikini Atoll in the North Pacific's Marshall Islands where the U.S. tested the atomic bomb in 1946. Both the tiny swimsuit and the bomb had an explosive influence on American culture.
6. The original bikini was created by automobile engineer Louis Reard (1897-1984) and consisted of only 30 square inches. Reard declared it wasn’t a real bikini unless it could be “pulled through a wedding ring.”
7. The 1960 popular song “Itsy-Bitsy Teenie-Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini” triggered bikini sales in the U.S. This song, coupled with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, helped mainstream the bikini in the U.S
There you have it! Seven pieces of random information about two important pieces of fabric. Now that you have these random facts stored in your brain, come to the bikini contest every Saturday through August 29th at the best restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks! YOU can compete for more than $9000 in cash and prizes! All the fun starts at 11:00 PM, and you can sign up to compete at as late as that night at Shady Gators! Come out for a GREAT time at the best waterfront grill at the Lake of the Ozarks!
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Susan Rosen and Steinmetz Diamonds, the bikini is made with more than 150 carats of D flawless diamonds which are all set in platinum.
2. The world’s largest bikini parade took place on November 9, 2009. Clad only in bikinis, 287 girls paraded in Johannesburg, South Africa, to raise awareness for breast cancer, which affects one in every 30 South African women.
3. When the first bikini was introduced in 1946, it was marketed as a two-piece swimming suit that revealed "everything about a girl except her mother’s maiden name".4. The last time Marilyn Monroe appeared in a bikini on screen was in the 1962 film Something's Got to Give.
5. The bikini is named after the islands in the Bikini Atoll in the North Pacific's Marshall Islands where the U.S. tested the atomic bomb in 1946. Both the tiny swimsuit and the bomb had an explosive influence on American culture.
6. The original bikini was created by automobile engineer Louis Reard (1897-1984) and consisted of only 30 square inches. Reard declared it wasn’t a real bikini unless it could be “pulled through a wedding ring.”
7. The 1960 popular song “Itsy-Bitsy Teenie-Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini” triggered bikini sales in the U.S. This song, coupled with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, helped mainstream the bikini in the U.S
There you have it! Seven pieces of random information about two important pieces of fabric. Now that you have these random facts stored in your brain, come to the bikini contest every Saturday through August 29th at the best restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks! YOU can compete for more than $9000 in cash and prizes! All the fun starts at 11:00 PM, and you can sign up to compete at as late as that night at Shady Gators! Come out for a GREAT time at the best waterfront grill at the Lake of the Ozarks!
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