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$13,024: Total price of all of the suits featured in the 2004 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

3: Number of models not wearing swimsuits in that magazine (they’re in the buff)

1921: Year of first Miss America Pageant (it featured swimsuits)

10: Percent of score based on the swimsuit competition in the pageant finals today

1997: First year that two-piece suits were allowed in the contest

1930s: Decade during which laws prohibiting men from going topless on the beach were removed

83: Running time, in minutes, of “Swimsuit: The Movie”

1997: Year that mocumentary came out

Sources: Sportspages.com; wordiq.com; brownielocks.com; imdb.com

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