Which early "Playboy" Playmate was an American actress who helped popularize the bikini?
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Bikini in popular culture The modern bikini made its debut in 1946, and since then it has caught the popular imagination becoming probably the most popular women's swimsuit, and not necessarily for swimming. Today, bikinis appear in competitions, films, magazines, music, literature, magazines and even video games. Despite the easy availability of more revealing glamour imagery, bikini modeling remains popular and can still create controversy. Portrayals of the bikini in popular culture led, to a large extent, to its acceptance by Western society at large. In 1960, Brian Hyland's pop song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" inspired a bikini-buying spree. The white bikini worn by Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in the 1962 James Bond film "Dr. No" has been cited as one of the most famous bikinis of all time and an iconic moment in cinematic and fashion history. By 1963, the movie "Beach Party", starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, led a wave of films that made the bikini a pop-culture symbol. "Playboy" first featured a bikini on its cover in 1962. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue debuted two years later. This increasing popularity was reinforced by its appearance in contemporary movies like "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" featuring Annette Funicello and "One Million Years B.C." (1966) featuring Raquel Welch. Raquel Welch's fur bikini in "One Million Years B.C." gave the world the most iconic bikini shot of all time in that period and the poster image became an important iconic moment in cinema history. Hollywood stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Gina Lollobrigida and Jane Russell helped the growing popularity of bikinis further. Pin up posters of Monroe and Mansfield, as well as Hayworth, Bardot and Raquel Welch distributed around the world contributed significantly to the popularity of the bikini.
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Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress in film, theater, and television. She was also a nightclub entertainer, a singer, and one of the early "Playboy" Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and one of 20th Century Fox's main sex symbol actresses. She was also known for her well publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions.
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List of Playboy Playmates of 1969 The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1969, the 15th anniversary year of the publication. "Playboy" magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
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Carmen Electra Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), better known by her stage name Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer. She began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she met Prince, who produced her debut record. She later relocated to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career as an actress, gaining notoriety for her role as Lani McKenzie on the television series "Baywatch".
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Jean Bell Jean Bell (born Annie Lee Morgan on November 23, 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri) was one of the first of "Playboy" magazine's African-American Playmates of the Month.
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Christine Williams (model) Christine Williams (born 7 January 1945 in Basingstoke, England) is an English model, actress and artist who was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1963 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
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Karen McDougal Karen McDougal (born March 23, 1971) is an American model and actress. She is known for her appearances in "Playboy" magazine as Playmate of the Month for December 1997 and Playmate of the Year of 1998. In 2001, the readers of "Playboy" voted McDougal the runner-up of "The sexiest Playmate of the 1990s".
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Shay Knuth Shay Knuth (born May 29, 1945 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for September 1969. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker. At the time of the photo shoot, she was studying sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and working as a Bunny at the Playboy Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
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Virginia Gordon Virginia Gordon (born October 28, 1936 in Chaplin, West Virginia) is an American model and actress. She was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for the January 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.
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Monique Noel Monique Noel (born April 28, 1967 in Salem Oregon) is a glamour model and actress. She was chosen as "Playboy's" Playmate of the Month for May 1989. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley.
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Priscilla Taylor Priscilla Lee Taylor is an American model and actress. She is "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for March 1996. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley.
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Ava Fabian Ava Fabian (born April 4, 1962, in Brewster, New York) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as "Playboy's" Playmate of the Month in August 1986 and has appeared in numerous "Playboy" videos. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag and Richard Fegley. Fabian is also a former Playboy Bunny.
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Carol Eden Carol Eden (born May 19, 1942 in Hollywood, California) is an American model. She was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Graham.
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List of Playboy Playmates of 1960 The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1960. "Playboy" magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
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Kathy Shower Kathleen Ann Shower (born March 8, 1953 as Kathleen Ann Schrauer) is an American model and actress. Known as Kathy Shower she is "Playboy's" Playmate of the Month for May 1985 and Playmate of the Year for 1986. At the time of her first appearance, she was the oldest woman ever to appear as a Playboy Playmate, at age 33 as well as a single mother of two.
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Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model and dancer. She was a film and television star, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong, realistic screen presence, and a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra. After a short but notable career as a stage actress in the late 1920s, she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood, before turning to television.
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Linné Ahlstrand Linné Nanette Ahlstrand (July 1, 1936 – January 18, 1967) was an American model and actress. She was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1958 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Bez.
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White bikini of Ursula Andress The white bikini of Ursula Andress (also known as the Dr. No bikini) was a white bikini worn by Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in the 1962 James Bond film, "Dr. No". It is cited as the most famous bikini of all time and an iconic moment in cinematic and fashion history.
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Star Stowe Star Stowe (born Ellen Louise Stowe; March 19, 1956, Little Rock, Arkansas – March 16, 1997, Coral Springs, Florida) was an American model. She was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1977 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.
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Carmella DeCesare Carmella Danielle Garcia (née DeCesare ; born July 1, 1982) is an American model who was "Playboy" magazine's Miss April 2003 and Playmate of the Year for 2004. She is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. She is also known for her time in WWE as a professional wrestler. She was featured in the 2008 "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue" in the players' wives feature.
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Cynthia Wood Cynthia Lynn Wood (born September 25, 1950 in Burbank, California) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month in February 1973, and the 1974 Playmate of the Year. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.
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Lisa Dergan Podsednik Lisa Dergan Podsednik (born August 10, 1970) is an American model, actress, media personality, and sportscaster. She was "Playboy"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Playmate of the Month for July 1998.