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"Miss Atomic Bomb" 1957, photograph by Donald English at the Sands Hotel, May 24, 1957. The identity of the woman has been in some dispute — a December 2004 Department of Energy publication identified her as a Copa showgirl, Lee Merlin.[1]

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(del) (cur) 20:17, 26 December 2005 . . Fastfission (Talk | contribs) . . 314×400 (7,731 bytes) ("Miss Atomic Bomb" 1957, photograph by Donald English at the Sands Hotel, May 24, 1957. The identity of the woman has been in some dispute — a December 2004 Deparment of Energy publication identified her a Copa showgirl, Lee Merlin. ==Lice)