The Most Iconic Swimsuit Moments

Love her or loathe her, reality queen Kim Kardashian had the whole world talking when she took a selfie of her famous k-urves to show off her post-baby body.

French actress Brigitte Bardot was one of the biggest sex symbols in the 50s and 60 and helped popularise the bikini when she starred in the 1958 film The Girl in the Bikini.

The scene where Ursula Andress emerges from the water in this white bikini in 1962's James Bond: Dr. No went down as one of the most iconic - and recreated - moments in cinematic history.

Halle Berry put her own spin on the iconic scene in 2002 when she starred as a Bond girl in Die Another Day.

It's no surprise that when Angelina Jolie stripped down to a black bikini in to play Lara Croft in 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider it would go down in history.

With a nickname like 'The Body', you can't think iconic swimwear moments without thinking Aussie supermodel Elle Macpherson. Elle was the first Aussie to make the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, and went on to do so four more times!

With her life cut so tragically short, this classic photo of Marilyn Monroe lounging around so glamorously in a white bikini is truly iconic.

Raquel Welch was an international sex symbol after she donned this animal hide bikini in 1966 in the film One Million Years B.C..

Another frequently recreated swimsuit scene is Bo Derek with her nearly-nude swimsuit in 1979's 10.

Demi Moore made her Hollywood comeback when she emerged from the ocean in this teen-tiny black bikini in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle in 2003.

Keira Knightley made us long for the good old days when she wore this elegant white bathing suit and cap in romantic drama Atonement in 2007.

Elizabeth Taylor was the epitome of a screen goddess in this white one-piece in 1959's Suddenly Last Summer.

Pamela Anderson changed the swimsuit forever when she stepped on to the sand in the iconic red one-piece to play lifeguard C.J Parker in Baywatch.

Carrie Fisher proved that you can still wear bikinis in outer space when she played Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jediin 1983.

Sally Field was the ultimate 1950s surfer girl in Gidget in the 50s and 60s.

Rachel McAdams perfectly suited the retro 1940s look when she starred in the Notebook in 2004.

Who could forget Daniel Craig emerging from the water in his trunks as British secret Agent James Bond in Casino Royale in 2005...

Prince Charles had an iconic moment himself when he took a dip in the ocean during his 1981 visit to Australia.

If people didn't already know Jessica Alba's name before they saw her in the 2005 flick Into The Blue, they most certainly did after.

Kate Bosworth was singlehandedly responsible for a rapid rise in the number of surfing lessons booked in 2002 after she starred as the ultimate surfer girl in Blue Crush.

And who could forget Sacha Baron Cohen's fluoro mankini in 2006's Borat... Not even if you tried...

The Most Iconic Swimsuit Moments

The Most Iconic Swimsuit Moments