This is an original publicity photo from Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit in the UK), a 1952 biographical drama film about the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman played by Esther Williams.
Annette Kellermann (1886 – 1975) was an Australian professional swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress, and writer.
She
appeared in several movies, usually with aquatic themes, and as the
star of the 1916 film A Daughter of the Gods was the first major actress
to appear nude in a Hollywood production.
Kellermann was one of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, instead of the then-accepted pantaloons, and inspired others to follow her example. Kellerman's swimming costumes became so popular that she started her own fashion line of one-piece bathing suits. Kellermann helped popularize the sport of synchronised swimming, and authored a swimming manual.
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