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Posted Jun 25th 2010 at 5:17PM

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Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

From Marilyn Monroe to Heidi Montag, check out the most memorable bathing suit moments through the years.

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Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

The original pinup, Betty Grable, used her famous gams to make a relatively demure suit look scandalous.

Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

Marilyn Monroe flaunted her curves in a ruffle-trimmed polka-dot two-piece circa 1951. Who knew skorts were so vintage?

Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

Audrey Hepburn looks predictably effortlessly chic in this charming polka-dot bikini. Extra points for accessorizing!

Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

Screen queen Elizabeth Taylor looks picture-perfect in her lovely silvery-blue one-piece.

Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

Blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield (aka Mariska Hargitay's mom!) made a big (and busty) splash in 1957.

Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

The original Bond girl (from "Dr. No") put the bikini on the map thanks to her sexy -- and practical, if you need to carry a knife -- white two-piece.

Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

A teasing comb, a personalized surfboard, and a majorly padded pink swimsuit... what more could a Mouseketeer need?

Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

As '60s surfer girl Gidget, Sally Field rocked an itsy bitsy teenie weenie tiny yellow polka-dot bikini. We just hope that purple thing she's holding isn't dynamite.

Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

Raquel Welch's furry caveman-chic two-piece for "One Million Years B.C." was the stuff male fantasies and "Shawshank Redemption" plotlines are made of.

Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

Way before she went "Overboard," Goldie Hawn went over the top as a bikini-clad go-go dancer on "Laugh In." The eye patch still hasn't rubbed off, sadly.

Most Iconic Swimsuits of All Time

Just in case the bad dressing room lighting and the catty salesgirl's offer to bring you a larger size didn't totally knock your swimsuit season self-confidence, a few frustratingly flawless celebrities might do the trick.

From classic Bond Girl (and Boy) swimsuit moments to the new breed of pneumatic starlets in swollen bikinis, these iconic celebrity snapshots will hopefully give you a little inspiration before you hit the beach/pool/lawn sprinkler.

After all -- if a swimsuit can change these stars' lives, who says it can't change yours?

Check out our gallery of the most iconic celebrity swimwear. Plus, see Taylor Swift in her retro bikini.

And if you're in the mood for more style icons, check out our July 4th-inspired poll to find the most gorgeous American Beauty of all time.

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Vertasd, 6-29-2010, 8:07PM

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OMG, nice video, where did you find it?

Jesie, 6-11-2011, 7:16AM

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leon, 6-29-2010, 8:30PM

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Tyra Banks looks good but Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat - 2006 sure made me laff

cigfried, 6-29-2010, 8:40PM

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Bo Derek made me puke, holocaust lookin thing

JLTCancer, 6-30-2010, 1:18AM

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I can't believe Esther Williams, Rita Hayworth, and Jane Russell were not included in the lineup ... to name a few of the old stars that were drop dead beautiful knockouts.

tiffany, 6-29-2010, 9:23PM

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ok...why is heidi montag in this? she's not an iconic figure like the rest of those people. =\

David, 6-29-2010, 10:28PM

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How can you leave off the Sports Illustrated shot of Cheryl Tiegs in that fishnet suit? It is one of the most famous swimsuit photos of all time.

Dan, 6-29-2010, 11:30PM

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I can't believe you didn't have the picture that was on the cover of life magazine in the early 60's of Yvette Mimeux (sp)!!

DARREN C, 6-29-2010, 11:47PM

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I SURE DO REMEMBER THAT DAY WITH BO DEREK AND THAT HISTORY OF A PICTURE NOW! SHES VERY PRETTY SHES NOT CHRISTIE BRINKLY, OR CHERYL TIEGS BUT, BO DEREK DID A GREAT JOB AND MADE MENS HEADS TURN ETC.. O DID I MENTION SHE HAS BEAUTIFUL BLUE/GREEN EYES!! ANYHOW, GOOD FOR U BO DEREK..!! U DESERVE THIS!!!!.
UR FANS FROM FT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA

Doc, 6-30-2010, 1:16AM

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I can't believe you forgot Jacqueline Bissett from "The Deep"

Johanna, 6-30-2010, 3:39AM

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What? No Selma from Dusk til Dawn?

RC, 6-30-2010, 3:27AM

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ICONIC?? Hello. Carrie Fisher/Princess Leia. Gold Bikini. Return of the Jedi.

Nick Mayor, 6-30-2010, 4:47AM

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Bo Derek's braids must have been so tight that they affected her brain. She now fancies herself as some spokesperson for the Republican Party. She's about a "2" when it comes to intellect. No woman with brains aligns herself with a party which treats her gender like third class citizens.

John F.C. Taylor, 6-30-2010, 5:34AM

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I think you could take any well known actress from WW II until now and add her to this list. Really. How many actresses haven't posed in or appeared wearing a swim suit. It might be an obscure piece that only a few people know about, but I bet it's in existance somewhere.

mikey, 6-30-2010, 6:22PM

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if you're not familiar with cheryl tiegs in the iconic fishnet one-piece suit from sports illustrated in 1978 ... u should be ... it was tremulous back then ... pretty tame now, i suppose ...

Darby, 7-04-2010, 12:08AM

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This won't load at all for me...?

Lovely Swimsuits, 7-06-2010, 12:21AM

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Love the white bikini on Kim Kardashian. Nice swimsuit choice.

RT, 7-16-2010, 12:36PM

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Farah Fawcett! The BEST!

milakette, 8-22-2010, 10:18AM

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My husband once told me one of the sexiest pictures of a woman in bathing-suit he'd ever seen was that famous one of Farrah Fawcet in a ONE piece, very conservative bathing-suit. That goes to tell you that it is not necessary to look vulgar to attract a man of good taste.

orlenda, 5-02-2011, 1:05PM

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is it wrong that i kinda find the Sacha Baron Cohen one sexy?

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