![AVA GARDNER 1940's Vintage 1940's Hollywood Actress Ava Gardner lounges on the studio set beach in a polka dot bikini 1944 Stock Photo - Alamy AVA GARDNER 1940's Vintage 1940's Hollywood Actress Ava Gardner lounges on the studio set beach in a polka dot bikini 1944 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F9G3G0/ava-gardner-1940s-vintage-1940s-hollywood-actress-ava-gardner-lounges-on-the-studio-set-beach-in-a-polka-dot-bikini-1944-2F9G3G0.jpg)
AVA GARDNER 1940's Vintage 1940's Hollywood Actress Ava Gardner lounges on the studio set beach in a polka dot bikini 1944 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Bora La Mar Swimwear on Twitter: "Actress Ava Gardner (1922 - 1990) poses on the beach in a one-piece swimsuit.#Tirageoriginalvintage #retroswimwear # bikini https://t.co/jOvGRSpbp7" / Twitter Bora La Mar Swimwear on Twitter: "Actress Ava Gardner (1922 - 1990) poses on the beach in a one-piece swimsuit.#Tirageoriginalvintage #retroswimwear # bikini https://t.co/jOvGRSpbp7" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DV3_jfyX4AAaVqT.jpg)
Bora La Mar Swimwear on Twitter: "Actress Ava Gardner (1922 - 1990) poses on the beach in a one-piece swimsuit.#Tirageoriginalvintage #retroswimwear # bikini https://t.co/jOvGRSpbp7" / Twitter
![Ava Gardner on Twitter: "Although two-piece bathing suits were around in the 1930s, the modern bikini design is commonly dated to this day in 1946 and attributed to French engineer Louis Réard. Ava Gardner on Twitter: "Although two-piece bathing suits were around in the 1930s, the modern bikini design is commonly dated to this day in 1946 and attributed to French engineer Louis Réard.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-vexe5WwAAaKtH.jpg)
Ava Gardner on Twitter: "Although two-piece bathing suits were around in the 1930s, the modern bikini design is commonly dated to this day in 1946 and attributed to French engineer Louis Réard.
Ava Gardner - Today is BIKINI DAY! Some people believe the bikini was "invented" in 1946, but two-piece swimsuits were used earlier in the 1940s. Since then, they have evolved into many
![AVA GARDNER and CYD CHARISSE 1943 on set candid relaxing in bikini swimsuits at MGM Studios Metro Goldwyn Mayer Stock Photo - Alamy AVA GARDNER and CYD CHARISSE 1943 on set candid relaxing in bikini swimsuits at MGM Studios Metro Goldwyn Mayer Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ANCGK3/ava-gardner-and-cyd-charisse-1943-on-set-candid-relaxing-in-bikini-swimsuits-at-mgm-studios-metro-goldwyn-mayer-2ANCGK3.jpg)