What male fantasy would be complete without some scantily clad bikini girl eye candy? A pictorial guide to defining moments in bikini history

	Call these women pioneers of swimsuit fashion, one thing is certain, these women all played a huge part in introducing the world to the bikini.
	When the bikini was first introduced in 1946, fashion models refused to wear it, claiming it scandalous and indecent. It was Micheline Bernardini who paraded onto a runway at a poolside fashion show in Paris. French model, actress and sex kitten. Bardot appeared in several films in a bikini and is often credited with catapulting the bikini to international popularity. Many call her the original bikini girl. A sexual icon of the 1950's and 1960's, Jayne Mansfield personified the era of the blonde bombshell. Jayne reportedly possessed an IQ of 163, although the only numbers Hollywood was interested in were 40-21-26. In February 1955, she was Playboy's Playmate of the Month. Marilyn Monroe, without question, dominated the age of movie stars to become the most famous woman of the 20th Century. Marilyn was an alluring beauty with voluptuous curves. Sex goddess Monroe made history posing for Playboy. Her life and images are still legendary. The original Hollywood bad girl, Mamie Van Doren starred in several bad girl movies. Her contemporary topless and nude photos have helped create a larger fan base than at any time in her career, arguably the longest career of any Hollywood sex symbol Diana Dors was an English actress and sex symbol. She was considered the English equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood.

	Former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello irritated Disney by ditching the mouse ears in favor of a bright white bikini to star in a series of ''beach party'' movies. Sophia Loren was one of the great Goddesses. Sophia capitalised on her physical beauty by posing for provocative pin-up pictures in bikinis, but once her movie career gained speed, she abandoned such photographs. Pictures of Sophia in swim-suits were now a rarity. Ursula Andress became famous as Honey Ryder, a bikini clad vixen and James Bond's object of desire in Dr. No. She set the "Bond Girl" standard which all future Bond girls would be judged. Welch's first featured role came in the beach film A Swingin' Summer, but it wasn't until she appeared in the movie One Million Years B.C. where she appeared in a furry animal-skin bikini. The film launched her career and her hot bikini body to the limits.