![Actress Stella Stevens posing in a bikini in 1960.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/NN6H3HOPGJB75BD5PM3OIUO3VE.jpg?auth=41982c33dc679310e7f8e1cee87ed2a2aafb57fed39b960a1c07c01f71c7e24c&width=414&height=233&focal=465%2C241)
How the bikini subverted fascism in 1950s Spain by entering through Benidorm
The Mediterranean resort severed ties with the repressive morality of the Franco regime, which censored the two-piece swimsuit. The city’s mayor defended its use to avoid losing its status as a global tourist destination