 In 1993 , Suzy Menkes , then Fashion Editor of the International Herald Tribune , suggested that women had begun to " revolt " against the " body ideal " and bikini " exposure . " She wrote , " Significantly , on the beaches as on the streets , some of the youngest and prettiest women ( who were once the only ones who dared to bare ) seem to have decided that exposure is over . " Nevertheless , professional beach volleyball player Gabrielle Reece , who competes in a bikini , claims that " confidence " alone can make a bikini sexy . 
