Marilyn Monroe in Costume Tests for “We’re Not Married!” (1952)

Photographs of Marilyn Monroe in costume tests for We’re Not Married! in 1952. Her role was only written to present Marilyn in two-bathing suits.

In the film, Marilyn plays a wife and mother who competes in beauty pageants as Mrs. Mississippi against her husband’s wishes. After finding out their marriage was performed by a non-ordained minister, he is relieved, only until he finds out that means she can compete for the Miss Mississippi title, which she wins. By the end, they’re officially married.