“Miss Atomic Bomb”


Lee Merlin, a dancer, was the most well-known “Miss Atomic Bomb” of 1957. Her image became associated with America during the 1950s.
The finalists had to pose in atomic-themed attire, and Lee Merlin’s picture in a bikini fashioned after a mushroom cloud went on to become a symbol of the Atomic Age.

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