 Women won the right to vote in 1944, and Elle dived immediately into long-form "newspaper-like" features on women's role in national politics and the growing feminist movement.Its 100th issue, published on 14 October 1947, featured the work of Christian Dior just eight months after his debut show.Likewise, Brigitte Bardot graced her first Elle cover at age 17, on 7 January 1952, months before her screen debut in "Manina, the Girl in the Bikini".