The Most Iconic Swimsuits Of All Time

Every girl can have a swimwear moment if she's got a patient friend and some good light, but if you want something slightly longer-lasting than Instagram, you're gonna need a crew and some A1 immersion into the culture. Here, 21 suits that did just that to become the most memorable ever.

From: Marie Claire

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1. RAQUEL WELCH

Cavewomen probably did not look like this. But tatters sell, so that's what Hollywood did for One Million Years B.C. #marketing

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RAQUEL WELCH

21. BO DEREK

Still a perfect 10. Or a ?.

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BO DEREK

20. GWYNETH PALTROW

The main draws of the 'Talented Mr. Ripley' go like this: Gwynnie's beach-holiday wardrobe, young Jude Law, then [insert seven other things], and finally Matt Damon's honestly kind of lackluster shapeshifting abilities.

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GWYNETH PALTROW

19. PAMELA ANDERSON

Ditto.

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PAMELA ANDERSON

18. PHOEBE CATES

Oh, what some slo-mo and a little red suit can do.

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PHOEBE CATES

17. KATE BOSWORTH

The Blue Crush bikini that put Kate Bosworth on the map.

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KATE BOSWORTH

16. RACHEL MCADAMS

Blah blah, they love each other forever, but can we talk about this whole bathing costume situation? Ace.

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RACHEL MCADAMS

15. SUE LYON

A bikini: probably the least scandalous thing about 'Lolita', really.

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SUE LYON

14. HALLE BERRY

And another OG Bond girl referencing her predecessor.

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HALLE BERRY

13. URSULA ANDRESS

The OG Bond girl.

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URSULA ANDRESS

12. DEMI MOORE

Moore as the fallen Angel who certainly didn't *look* like she'd ever retired.

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DEMI MOORE

11. CAMERON DIAZ

Now a short interlude of Charlie's Angels running on the beach with surfboards under their arms.

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CAMERON DIAZ

10. KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Like a moving Horst photo in an all-around gorgeous movie. Photo: Everett

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KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

9. MARILYN MONROE

The characters of How to Marry a Millionaire might have accomplished their goal to varying degrees of success, but Marilyn's ultra-flattering ruched one-piece went over well with *all* audiences. Photo: Everett

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MARILYN MONROE

8. BRIGITTE BARDOT

The film is literally titled Girl in the Bikini. So they better have made it a good one. Photo: Getty

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BRIGITTE BARDOT

7. BROOKE SHIELDS

If you didn't already know it, you could probably guess what the Blue Lagoon was about by looking at Brooke Shields' shipwreck-underwear-thing. (Answer: naked, unsupervised teens.) Photo: Getty

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BROOKE SHIELDS

6. ROMY SCHNEIDER

'La Piscine' had everything: extremely beautiful stars, an extremely French plot, and the chicest wardrobe, including this flawlessly cut white maillot. Photo: Getty

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ROMY SCHNEIDER

5. CARRIE FISHER

Though the late Carrie Fisher drew attention to how problematic it was, the bondage-inspired two-piece remains firmly in the HOF of movie costumes. Photo: Getty

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CARRIE FISHER

4. FARRAH FAWCETT

Hung in teenage bedrooms the world over.

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FARRAH FAWCETT

3. KIM KARDASHIAN

On the flip side (heh), a celebrity most of the world has seen naked in some capacity managed to top even herself...with clothes. Seen here on a girls' vacation in Mexico, she wears thong swimsuit bottoms, which prompted Piers Morgans to comment on her cellulite, though nobody asked him.

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KIM KARDASHIAN

2. TAYLOR SWIFT

This pic put to rest the conspiracy theory that Taylor Swift doesn't have a belly button (almost exclusively wearing high-waist bottoms tends to do that), though the debate surrounding the bent railing rages on. Photo: Instagram

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TAYLOR SWIFT