NgoJuni 30, 1946, ibhombu yeathom yadubula kwiAtoll yaseBikini kuLwandlekazi lwePasifiki. Kwiintsuku ezili-18 kamva, indoda engumFrentshi egama linguLouis reard yazisa umphezulu we-bra kunye neebhulukhwe zokuqubha. Ngaloo mini waqesha intombazana ebizwa ngokuba yimodeli kwaye wabonisa umsebenzi wakhe kwindawo yokuqubha yoluntu. Kwiveki kamva, i-bikini yaba yinto eyaziwayo eYurophu.

Abaqulunqi bebhikini yayingamadoda amabini amaFrentshi, uJacques Heim noLouis reard. Kodwa babengengabokuqala ukucinga ngombono webhikini. Kwangethuba ngo-1600 BC, kwakukho imizobo eseludongeni yee-swimsuits zesitayile se-bikini. UHeim ngumyili wefashoni waseCannes, eFransi. Wayila isambatho sokuqubha esincinci waza wasibiza ngokuba “yiathom”. Waqesha inqwelo-moya ukuba itshaye kwaye ibhale emoyeni ibhengeza indlela ayiyile ngayo. Inqwelomoya yabhala emoyeni: "iatom - eyona nto incinci yokuqubha emhlabeni." Kwiiveki ezintathu emva koko, injineli yoomatshini uLild naye wabhala emoyeni: “ibikini – incinci kuneyona yokuqubha emhlabeni.”