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Rose Marie Reid (born Rose Marie Yancey (September 12 1906 in Cardston Alberta Canada – December 19 1978 in Provo Utah USA) was an American swimsuit designer.Reid began her swimsuit designing career in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. She designed bathing suits that looked good and started a new trend. Lacing up both sides was typical of her earliest swimsuits and a 1938 example is preserved at the New Westminster Museum and Archives in Canada (Artifact # IH 994.76.68).