 In 1997 , Miss Maryland Jamie Fox became the first contestant in 50 years to compete in a two @-@ piece swimsuit at the Miss America Pageant . Actresses in action films like Blue Crush ( 2002 ) and Charlie 's Angels : Full Throttle ( 2003 ) made the two @-@ piece " the millennial equivalent of the power suit " , according to Gina Bellafonte of The New York Times , 
