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The Bikini Makes Its Debut

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REARD
Louis Réard was an automobile engineer by training, his mother's lingerie boutique near the Folies Bergère sparked his unlikely leap into swimwear design.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
POOLSIDE
The debut took place at the Piscine Molitor, a celebrated public pool in Paris that had been a fashionable gathering spot since it opened in 1929.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
DANCER
Unable to find a runway model willing to wear the revealing design, Réard hired Micheline Bernardini, a dancer at the Casino de Paris, to make the reveal.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
BIKINI
Réard chose the name 'bikini' from Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, where the United States had conducted nuclear tests just days earlier in July 1946, he wanted a name as explosive as the swimsuit itself.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Réard stepped into history at a poolside show in Paris, unveiling a two-piece swimsuit so daring he named it after the Bikini Atoll, borrowing the explosive energy of that remote Pacific place for a scrap of fabric that would reshape fashion. No mainstream model would wear it, so Réard turned to a nightclub dancer named Micheline Bernardini, who carried it off with unforgettable confidence. That summer afternoon beside a Parisian pool launched decades of beach style, spiraling trends, and the enduring idea that boldness in design can change the world.

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