Last Monday 13th April 2105 saw Surfers Paradise’s Metermaids turn 50. They were introduced to combat a bad image brought to the tourist strip of Surfers Paradise after the introduction of parking meters in December 1964. The original metermaids wearing a gold lame bikini and tiara walked the strip placing coins in nearly expired parking meters to encourage people to return to the area and bring goodwill.
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These bikini clad beauties quickly became an Australian icon—promoting tourism in Surfers Paradise nationally and internationally. Over the decades the metermaids role has changed as well as their uniform. Today they still walk the strip taking photos with tourist and promoting the area in other ways although today their uniform is a gold lycra bikini completed by another Aussie icon—the Akubra hat.
What beautiful girls you have in Australia!! It’s taken my mind off the cold weather here in England very nicely, thanks a lot!
They are awesome aren’t they. Beach culture is different.
Oh to be among such women is to be boosted pressure
That’s hysterical! Can’t imagine that happening in the US, but sure, in Australia! Great idea to get tourists to pay their parking meters.
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