Short-shorts BB? Naw. It was Sophia L.

Brigitte Bardot started off short-shorts?

Every one knows it was Judith, aka Sophia Loren, and as this NYTimes review notes, takes place in '1948' and

The best to be said for this picture is that it does give a good color view of some rural areas of Israel, where most of it was shot. And it also gives some good views of Miss Loren, who looks pretty snappy in the tight-fitting shorts and sweater — ...

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