100 Photos of Old Hollywood Stars in the Coolest Vintage Swimsuits

Three models wearing two-piece swimsuits.

American actress Betty Grable wearing a yellow bikini in a studio portrait.

Actress Rita Hayworth taking a bite out of a hamburger as she sunbathes in a white two-piece bathing suit.

German Empire Models wearing red bikinis with silver swatch and colorful embroidered bast shoes, 1941.

Norma Jeane Baker, future film star Marilyn Monroe , tries her hand at sand skiing.

Actress Ava Gardner lounges on the beach in a spotted bikini.

American actress Evelyn Keyes wearing a black bikini top and black shorts as she reclines on a red-and-white striped towel by the edge of a swimming pool.

American actress Virginia Mayo wearing a green-and-white striped bikini.

A woman standing on the beach holding a branch of a palm tree, Florida.

This bathing suit was deemed the new 'Bikini' by designer Louis Reard. He couldn't find a model for the suit, so he used 19-year-old Micheline Bernardini, a nude dancer from the Casino de Paris.

A model on a sandy studio set.

A woman standing in a floral bikini with a surfboard in Los Angeles.

A fashion model sits on the bonnet of a Standard Vanguard motor.

A woman wearing a two-piece floral bikini holding matching hat, Los Angeles, California.

Marilyn Monroe frolicking on the beach near her Hollywood home during a break from filming.

American actress Janet Blair wearing a green bikini while sitting on a sun lounger.

American actress Ann Sheridan drinks a glass of Royal Crown Cola on the beach.

American actress June Haver sitting in a bamboo enclosure.

American pin-up Bettie Page poses for a photo shoot.

Young girl kneeling on beach wearing a pink bikini with a flowered top, Los Angeles, California, 1950.