!['Change the game': Supermodel Halima Aden reinvents modest fashion 'Change the game': Supermodel Halima Aden reinvents modest fashion](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-09/41632195645_ISTANBUL.jpg)
'Change the game': Supermodel Halima Aden reinvents modest fashion
It was a matter of preserving her self-worth and well-being in a fast and loose sector that increasingly clashed with her Muslim values.
Tue Sep 21 2021
![Czech free-diver breaks ice-swim world record Czech free-diver breaks ice-swim world record](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-02/51614165760_CZECH.jpg)
Czech free-diver breaks ice-swim world record
Vencl swam 80.9 metres under ice without using any support gear, wearing just a swimsuit.
Wed Feb 24 2021
![Five key dates in France's burkini row Five key dates in France's burkini row](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-08/51472261637_Burqa.jpg)
Five key dates in France's burkini row
In barely a fortnight, a French Riviera mayor's decision to ban burkinis -- full-body swimsuits -- blew up into a major controversy dividing public opinion at home and abroad.
Sat Aug 27 2016
![France's highest court to rule Friday on burkini ban France's highest court to rule Friday on burkini ban](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-08/61472175073_France.jpg)
France's highest court to rule Friday on burkini ban
France's highest administrative court will decide Friday whether to overturn the ban on wearing the burkini which has sparked controversy at home and abroad.
Fri Aug 26 2016
!['Burkini' bans good for sales: Australian designer 'Burkini' bans good for sales: Australian designer](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-08/71471932610_Aheda.jpg)
'Burkini' bans good for sales: Australian designer
Burkini bans in France have boosted sales and interest in the full-bodied Islamic swimsuit, particularly from non-Muslim women.
Tue Aug 23 2016
![Canada's Justin Trudeau defends Islamic swimsuits burkini Canada's Justin Trudeau defends Islamic swimsuits burkini](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-11/71447861403_JustinTrudeau.jpg)
Canada's Justin Trudeau defends Islamic swimsuits burkini
Justin Trudeau dismissed the idea of a burkini ban in Canada, saying Canadians should rise above the controversy.
Tue Aug 23 2016
![Nice becomes latest French city to ban Islamic swimsuit burkini Nice becomes latest French city to ban Islamic swimsuit burkini](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-08/41471661366_Amuslimmodeldispl.jpg)
Nice becomes latest French city to ban Islamic swimsuit burkini
Nice has become the latest French seaside resort to ban the burkini, the body-concealing Islamic swimsuit that has sparked heated debate in secular France.
Sat Aug 20 2016
![Miss Teen USA axes 'outdated' bikini competition Miss Teen USA axes 'outdated' bikini competition](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-06/61467284316_USACompetition.jpg)
Miss Teen USA axes 'outdated' bikini competition
The pageant is ditching bikinis for sportswear to fend off years of complaints that parading in a bikini is sexist and demeaning.
Thu Jun 30 2016
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Best Swimsuit Bods From The Stars!
Summer bods at its finest paired with incredibly fashionable swimwear.
Mon Jun 22 2015
![Celebrating imaginative play with Barbie's 55th Birthday Celebrating imaginative play with Barbie's 55th Birthday](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2013-06/61370475387_295x200.jpg)
Celebrating imaginative play with Barbie's 55th Birthday
To whatever the reaction and principle one has on Barbie, this 11.5 inches tall plastic doll has withstood the pressures and embraces the bliss of existence since the past 55 years.
Sun May 04 2014
![Barbie stirs up frenzy with swimsuit issue debut Barbie stirs up frenzy with swimsuit issue debut](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-02/71392423561_295x200.jpg)
Barbie stirs up frenzy with swimsuit issue debut
On the threshold of her 55th birthday, the world's most famous doll stirring up a frenzy with her swimsuit debut in Sports Illustrated.
Sat Feb 15 2014