Sex on the Beach

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Diana Dors: 1956 All eyes — and lenses — were on the sex kitten as she walked the plank wearing a bedazzled onesie and a smile. Edy Williams: Circa 1980 The pneumatic beauty, who has been stripping at Cannes since the 1970s, would occasionally cover up. Brigitte Bardot : 1955 Just 20 and then unknown to American audiences, Brigitte Bardot, later known as the Girl in the Bikini, could also rock a maillot. Pia Zadora: 1981 Camping it up in front of the Ritz, the actress flew into town for her surprise star turn in “Butterfly.” Sacha Baron Cohen: 2006 The festival gate crasher Borat shows off the string singlet, and John Mayer would soon follow suit. More Articles in Style » A version of this article appeared in print on May 3, 2009, on page M252 of the New York edition.