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The last and most famous was Lee Merlin, crowned as "Miss Atomic Bomb", coinciding with Operation Plumbbob, while wearing a cotton mushroom cloud on the front of her swimsuit. The popular photograph by Don English was distributed nationally. She is currently "Miss Atomic".
Oct 24, 2015 · Updated November 7, 2023. The atomic arms race inspired some of the most dangerous weapons in history. It also inspired the crowning of a Miss Atomic Bomb. Casino showgirl Lee Merlin, Miss Atomic Bomb 1957. Image Source: Las Vegas Sun.
Apr 26, 2016 · Yet there's very little known about Miss Atomic Bomb herself besides her stage name, Lee A. Merlin. It was in the early morning of January 27, 1951 when the test of an atomic device called...
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Lee Merlin, the last woman crowned Miss Atomic Bomb on May 24, 1957, sports a mushroom cloud ba … | Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Mar 6, 2013 · The image of Miss Atomic Bomb is unforgettable, and it’s one that has been absorbed into our pop culture lexicon. Yet there's very little known about Miss Atomic Bomb herself besides her stage name, Lee A. Merlin. Aboveground nuclear testing was a public attraction at the Nellis Gunnery Range in January 1957.
May 19, 2011 · A: Actually, Lee A. Merlin is the name of the lady to whom you refer, the showgirl who was immortalized in 1957 when she was named Miss Atomic Bomb to celebrate a detonation at what was then called the Nevada Test Site (previously the Nevada Proving Ground, and now the Nevada National Security Site, or N2S2).
Jun 5, 2010 · It was way back in 2006 that we first posted our Atomic Missing Persons bulletin for Lee Merlin, better known as Miss Atomic Bomb. Since it is now 2010 and we have a few additional nuggets of information to share, we thought the time was right for an update. Here are the new data points:
