Babette March

Babette March (born 1941), pronounced Marx, born Barbara Marchlowitz, formerly Babette Russell, or simply Babette,[1] who is now known by the name Babette Beatty,[2] was the first Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model.[3][4][5] She was on the swimsuit issue cover of the January 20, 1964, issue.[6] This has been credited with making the bikini a legitimate piece of clothing.[7]

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  5. ^ "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues 1964–2006". Sports Illustrated. sicollection.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  6. ^ "SI Cover Search: 1964 swimsuit". Time Inc. 2007. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  7. ^ "The bikini celebrates 60 years". 22 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06.