Who is 'Miss Atomic Bomb'? A historian searched for 25 years for the answer
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This image provided by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority shows Anna Lee Mahoney posing for a photo in Las Vegas, Nev., May 24, 1957. Mahoney, a showgirl at now-shuttered Sands Hotel, was known for decades by her stage name, Lee Merlin, or as "Miss Atomic Bomb." (Don English/Las Vegas News Bureau Collection, LVCVA Archive via AP)Robert Friedrichs poses for a photo at the Atomic Museum, on April 16, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)Robert Friedrichs poses for a photo at the Atomic Museum, on April 16, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)An artwork referencing the Miss Atomic Bomb photo, left, is on display at the Atomic Museum, on April 16, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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This image provided by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority shows Anna Lee Mahoney posing for a photo in Las Vegas, Nev., May 24, 1957. Mahoney, a showgirl at now-shuttered Sands Hotel, was known for decades by her stage name, Lee Merlin, or as "Miss Atomic Bomb." (Don English/Las Vegas News Bureau Collection, LVCVA Archive via AP)
