Hey, gang, it’s bathing suit season, and according to E! network, swimsuits have been turning people’s heads “since the dawn of time.” While I doubt that one of Homo sapiens‘ first achievements was the creation of the thong bikini, there is no doubt that swimwear has been a prominent (and sexy) part of pop culture starting in the 20th century.
So E! has taken on the rough task of choosing the 25 most memorable swimsuit moments from film, television and magazine history. While the list is primarily populated by women, there is a little something for the ladies with a couple of Speedo-clad guys making an appearance.
The countdown premieres June 2 at 5pm ET/PT, and includes the following:
* Kate Bosworth in Blue Crush (I know I had a crush on her)
* Jake Gyllenhaal in Jarhead (let me know about that one, ladies)
* Cheryl Tiegs (the classic fishnet bathing suit that graced the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1978)
* Demi Moore and Cameron Diaz in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (Demi looking pretty good for 40-something!)
* Carrie Fisher in Return of the Jedi (which may have unwittingly turned kids into S&M fans)
* Matthew McConaughey & Lance Armstrong running on the beach shirtless (some of you have been doing a lot of searching for Matty on this blog, so I’m sure you’re familiar with these images)
* Elizabeth Hurley in Bedazzled (Yeah, baby! Oh, wrong movie)
* Raquel Welch in One Million Years B.C. (hey, maybe early man did invent the bikini after all!)
* Jacqueline Bisset in The Deep (add her suit to her wet T-shirt scenes and you have one of my all-time favorites)
The network cruelly left off the Top 5 from their list and is making us tune in to see it. I’m betting we’ll see the heavenly Ursula Andress rising out of the surf in the first James Bond thriller Dr. No, and perhaps Halle Berry doing the same in the later 007 flick, Die Another Day, and maybe even Daniel Craig turning the tables as Bond himself walking onto the beach in his tight trunks in Casino Royale.
However, I will be extremely disappointed if #1 doesn’t turn out to be the legendary Farrah Fawcett poster from the ’70s during her Charlie’s Angels prime. Ah, I wish I still had the one I owned as a kid (which I won at a church festival, of all places).
Let me know what you guys and gals think — or else I’ll start posting pictures of Cubicle QB wearing a Speedo.
