DID YOU KNOW.....In 1951, the first Miss World contest, originally the Festival Bikini Contest, was organized by Eric Morley as a mid-century advertisement for swimwear at the Festival of Britain. The press welcomed the spectacle and referred to it as Miss World, and Morley registered the name as a trademark. When the winner Kiki Håkansson from Sweden was crowned in a bikini, countries with religious traditions threatened to withdraw delegates. The bikinis were outlawed and evening gowns introduced instead. Håkansson remains the only Miss World crowned in a bikini,[46] a crowning that was condemned by the Pope. Bikini was banned from beauty pageants around the world after the controversy. Catholic-majority countries like Belgium, Italy, Spain and Australia also banned the swimsuit that same year. ***SO...THE QUESTION IS....DO YOU GALS REMEMBER WHEN WORE YOUR 1ST BIKINI...WHAT WAS IT LIKE?......AND, FINALLY, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WORE ONE???????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! blogcdn/stylelist/media/2013/03/bikini-04-032113-1363896801.jpg
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