MAKE A SPLASH: The World's Most Famous Swimsuits (SLIDESHOW)

Memorial Day marks the beginning of swimsuit season. It's time to put away your sweatshirts and jeans, and bring out your bathing wear. For a little inspiration, we've identified the most iconic one-pieces, bikinis and swim trunks.

Which ones did we forget? Tell us below.

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Bettie Page

The iconic pin-up girl popularized bikini photographs in the 1950s.

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[Crankenstein]

05:20 PM on 05/28/2009

Phoebe Cates, no question. "Doesn't anyone friggin' knock anymore?".

[zircon]

01:07 PM on 05/28/2009

How could you omit Cheryl Tiegs very famous fishnet???

That was THE swimsuit for a few years after appearing in SI.

[Lee Hammond]

06:46 PM on 05/27/2009

this is cool

[kidolympic]

06:06 PM on 05/27/2009

SHE LOOKS TOUGH ENOUGH TO OWN INDIANA

[Velocitor]

03:51 PM on 05/27/2009

Denise Richards in "Wild Things" anybody?

[Duke Beam]

01:49 PM on 05/27/2009

I can't believe you left out Urlula Andress's white bikini in Dr. No. Iconic!

[Forester]

01:43 PM on 05/27/2009

Borat dental floss!

[emlr]

12:07 PM on 05/27/2009

It's not just Phoebe's boobs, she has a perfect body in that picture.
Kevin Kline is one lucky guy!

[Titus Pullo]

11:58 AM on 05/27/2009

I remember seeing that movie with Phoebe Cates at the drive-in.

The sheets were angry that night, my friends

[Winston Smith]

11:14 AM on 05/27/2009

I know there are better pictures of Betty Page. She looks mentally deranged in these.

[CptKendrick]

09:40 AM on 05/27/2009

mmmmmmm...­..boobs.

[unitron]

11:29 PM on 05/26/2009

I'm not sure if she was famous for any swimsuit in particular­, but Esther Williams was certainly famous in her day for appearing in swimsuits.

[Winston Smith]

08:48 PM on 05/26/2009

I like the barbie. She looks like my girlfriend but her mouth is closed.

[TazoWolf]

07:29 PM on 05/26/2009

Those are nice looks for those people, but really, the only one I really would wear is the one Pam Anderson has on. I like to do a lot of diving (diving boards, etc) and triathlons­, so I need something that's going to stay ON when I hit the water head first... or even feet first! I go for the athletic suits and bikinis.

[AmericaninIndia]

06:20 AM on 05/27/2009

Wow, that's really interestin­g. Thanks for sharing!

Now can you give me 8 seconds of my life back from reading this?

[keerod76]

07:18 PM on 05/26/2009

Chreyl Tiegs (1978 Sports Illustrate­d cover) and Halle Berry (in the craptastic Die Another Day) both appear to be missing. Otherwise I would rate this list a 7.5

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