Classic Hollywood actresses beat the heat by wearing bikinis (1940s to 1960s) (alphabetical order)

Sep 2, 2025 11:58 AM

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Anita Ekberg

Ann Margret

Ann Miller

Ann Sheridan

Anne Bancroft

Anne Francis

Annette Funicello

Audrey Hepburn

Ava Gardner

Barbara Eden

Barbara Stanwyck

Betty Brosmer

Betty Grable

Bettie Page

Beverly Adams

Bridgette Bardot

Bunny Yeager

Carmen Miranda

Carole Landis

Chris Noel

Claudette Colbert

Cyd Charrise

Dawn Wells

Daun Kennedy

Debbie Reynolds

Debra Paget

Diana Dors

Donna Loren

Donna Reed

Dorothy Malone

Doris Day

Elke Sommers

Elizabeth Montgomery

Elizabeth Taylor

Emmaline Henry (in a dark-haired wig)

Esther Williams

Evelyn Ankers

Gene Tienery

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Talbott

Grace Kelly

Jan Sterling

Jan Watson

Jane Fonda

Jane Greer

Jane Russell

Jane Wald

Janet Leigh

Janet Waldo

Jayne Mansfield

Jean Arthur

Jean Parker

Jean Peters

Jeanne Crain

Joan Collins

Joan Crawford

Joi Lansing

Judy Carne

Julie London

Julie Newmar

Lana Turner

Lana Wood

Leslie Brooks

Leslie Parrish

Linda Christian

Lucille Ball

Lynn Bari

Mamie Van Doren

Mara Corday

Mary Tyler Moore

Marlo Thomas

Martha Vickers

Marylin Monroe

Mitzi Gaynor

Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Kovack

Natalie Wood

Nita Tablot

Pamela Tiffin

Raquel Welch

Rita Hayworth

Rita Monroe

Rosemary LaPlanche

Sally Field as Gidget

Shelley Winters

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley Jones

Sophia Loren

Stella Stevens

Susan Hayward

Tina Louise

Trudi Germ

Vera Ellen

Veronica Lake

Vicki Trickett

Virginia Mayo

Whitney Blake

Yvonne Craig

Yvonne De Carlo

#1 this looks like a painting. Very cool.

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Pictures of lily

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Some of the earliest bikinis, hidden navel and all, are rather cute and/or sexier than the more revealing later suits. Same with the poses.

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That picture of Audrey Hepburn is the most normal and 'real' picture I've ever seen of her. It's usually always the glamour shots that get all the attention. She looks like just a regular gal at the beach, I love it.

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I still believe Grace Kelly is peak beauty

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Hubba hubba

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I'm a brunette man, through and through, but Grace Kelly is the exception. She was absolutely flawless

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Julie Newmar

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I don't see a wrong answer, but she gets my vote, too

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Thanks for everything

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Missing are Goldie Hawn, Teri Garr.

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I'll be in my bunk

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All such natural poses that normal people definitely totally do all of the time

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This is not an appropriate post for melanin Monday. Please repost again tomorrow.

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Superb

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#14 I don't think Bettie ever was caught on Hollywood film

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Excellent post. I've only met one of these beautiful ladies, Sally Field. Yes, she's as nice and friendly as you'd think "Gidget" would be. As for the others: I noticed that in the older pics, the bikinis hid their navels. That's because they were considered indecent.

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Only for half the series. The decency law changed while it was still on the air, allowing them to show it.

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Yet, there was one time when Emmaline Henry (Mrs. Bellows) got to show her belly button without any problem (Jeannie Goes to Honolulu).

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That episode, Jeannie wore a one piece suit.

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When I was a kid ('60s) I was forbidden, at church, to say our family went to the lake as it would infer that my mother wore a bathing suit.

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Whackdoodle church!

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How indecent!

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Hedy Lamarr

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Mary Tyler Moore's smile is so amazing. Same with Barbara Eden and Elizabeth Montgomery for that matter.

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How dare you show us all the fat ladies./s

I kid of course they are all exceptional

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My Papaw named my mother after Ava Gardener. He called it!

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We named our daughter after her!

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#17 I'm sorry, Ms. Yeager, I was not familiar with your game.

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Best known as a glamour (racy?) photographer.

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Wow! I know at least 90% of these names / ladies. There sure are some stunningly beautiful women in this post. Thanks for taking the time to identify them all!

You’d think that with 99 pretty ladies, I wouldn’t be asking about #35. Is that Alan Hale??

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Mickey Rooney

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Mickey Rooney actually, starring in the Mickey series, with Emmaline as his TV wife (couldn't find a way to crop him out without it looking awkward).

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Thank you!

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Mickey Rooney

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I was probably still reeling from that Dawn Wells picture that I saw a few pics before the Rooney one.

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