Bikini-clad woman walks through LA security

Enhanced pat-downs and walking through fully-body scanners was not for this young woman who breezed through a US airport security gate wearing only a bikini.

Although not part of any protest group, Crinne Theile told NBC-LA that objects the new security measures adopted by Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

While others waiting in line to get themselves patted down and scanned at Los Angeles International Airport, Theile literally walked through without any hitch.

Recalling how the TSA officials had a good laugh seeing in the two-piece, Theile says: "The woman (security officier) looked at me and said, 'Girl, you wearing a bikini. Come right through.' She had a big smile on her face."

She goes on to add that “this might be the way I travel from here on out. So, we'll see.”

American travellers have been protesting against the new regulations that involve elaborate screenings.

Health experts have also warned about the negative impact of the scanners on pregnant women and those fitted with cardiac pacemakers.