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Twenty-year-old trainee volunteer surf life saver Mecca Laalaa runs along North Cronulla Beach in Sydney during her Bronze medallion competency test January 13, 2007. Specifically designed for Muslim women, Laalaa's body-covering swimming costume has been named the “burkini” by its Sydney based designer Aheda Zanetti. Cannes mayor David Lisnard declared a ban late last month on the full-body-covering swimsuit marketed toward some Muslim women who do not wish to expose their bodies at the beach. The garments look fairly similar to wetsuits. And a second southern French town, Villeneuve-Loubet, announced a similar ban this week. Women who show up at Cannes’ public beaches wearing a burkini will have to change their attire or leave – and they could be fined 38 euros ($42), NPR reports. The ban will be in place to the end of August. It’s unclear if it will extend after that. (Photo by Tim Wimborne/Reuters)
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