We spend the greater part of our day thinking about Bond Girls, anyway - but with the recent release of Spectre, the current ubiquity of Bond is making it near impossible to think of anything else. To that end, here's our list of the Best Bond Girls.
These are the Best Bond Girls, surely...
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10. Caterina Murino as Solange Dimitrios, Casino Royale
Because? Because there's a horse. And some bouncing.
Because? Because there's a horse. And some bouncing.
9. Denise Richards as Dr Christmas Jones,The World Is Not Enough
Because? Not because she's got that Tomb Raider thing going on. Not because she's got a tattoo. But because she's a nuclear physicist. She's got smarts. You hear? Smarts.
Because? Not because she's got that Tomb Raider thing going on. Not because she's got a tattoo. But because she's a nuclear physicist. She's got smarts. You hear? Smarts.
8. Eva Green as Vesper Lynd, Casino Royale
Witty, smart and (fun)bags of character; Vesper broke Bond's heart and showed his softer side. She'd've scored higher if it wasn't for that bizarre accent.
Witty, smart and (fun)bags of character; Vesper broke Bond's heart and showed his softer side. She'd've scored higher if it wasn't for that bizarre accent.
7. Izabella Scorupco as Natalya Simonova, Goldeneye
Because? She's another smartie-pants (a computer geek)... and so pretty we could cry.
Because? She's another smartie-pants (a computer geek)... and so pretty we could cry.
6. Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, Goldfinger
Because? Pussy Galore. Phnar!
Because? Pussy Galore. Phnar!
5. Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight, The Man with the Golden Gun
Because? It doesn't matter that she was one of the most inept Bond Girls, it's Britt Ekland in her prime; look how pretty; she was always going to make the list. Plus it says 007 on her boobies. That's commitment.
Because? It doesn't matter that she was one of the most inept Bond Girls, it's Britt Ekland in her prime; look how pretty; she was always going to make the list. Plus it says 007 on her boobies. That's commitment.
4. Halle Berry as Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson, Die Another Day
Because? She walks out of the sea in that bikini. She's probably also good at shooting and stuff. We forget.
Because? She walks out of the sea in that bikini. She's probably also good at shooting and stuff. We forget.
3. Rosamund Pike as Miranda Frost, Die Another Day
Because? She's a dab hand with a sword. AND the sneaky little minx turned out to be a double-agent. Conniving.
Because? She's a dab hand with a sword. AND the sneaky little minx turned out to be a double-agent. Conniving.
2. Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp, Goldeneye
Because? She's got the funny name AND the inventive death-move, specifically: squeezing her opponent to death between her thighs. Crikey!
Because? She's got the funny name AND the inventive death-move, specifically: squeezing her opponent to death between her thighs. Crikey!
1. Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder, Dr No
Because? It all started with her. She is the high-water mark for Bond Girls; maybe, women in general. The role of "Bond Girl" wouldn't be so prestigious if the first one had been Nora Batty. That said, those stockings!
Because? It all started with her. She is the high-water mark for Bond Girls; maybe, women in general. The role of "Bond Girl" wouldn't be so prestigious if the first one had been Nora Batty. That said, those stockings!
