 Brian Hyland 's novelty @-@ song hit " Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini " became a Billboard No. 1 hit during the summer of 1960 : the song tells a story about a young girl who is too shy to wear her new bikini on the beach , thinking it too risqué . Playboy first featured a bikini on its cover in 1962 ; the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue debut two years later featured Babette March in a white bikini on the cover . 
