Photos: Bond girls galore, half a century of sexy style
10. Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp in “GoldenEye” (1995): A Russian villainess who can crack an enemy like a walnut between her legs deserves an equally frightening wardrobe. Janssen’s black widow and searing scarlet ensembles of clinging gowns and leather trousers are suitably sexy and scary enough to keep Pierce Brosnan (and the audience) entangled in her web.
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9. Jane Seymour as Solitaire in “Live and Let Die” (1973): Moore may have sported one of the most embarrassing Bond wardrobes of all time in this installment, but the tarot card-reading Seymour is given a series of jeweled, floor-length gowns, and, oh yes, gold eyeshadow.
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8. Jill St. John as Tiffany in “Diamonds are Forever” (1971): As Diamond smuggler Tiffany (the first American Bond girl), St. John also gave the iconic Bond bikini a modern update when she wore it with a two-tone long sleeve top that was every bit as sexy a the many competing Bond-kinis.
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7. Maud Adams as Octopussy in “Octopussy” (1983): Bond faces down 1980s fashion with the formidable Adams and that incredible (and wonderfully tacky) Octopus robe. It may not be the height of fashion, but it’s hard to forget.
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6. Halle Berry as Jinx in “Die Another Day” (2002): Yes, Halle Berry could look beautiful wearing a barrel, and she nearly trumps Ursula Andress for all-time-best Bond bikini when she emerges from the sea in pale orange swimwear.
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5. Diana Rigg as Tracy di Vicenzo in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” (1969): As the spoiled Tracy (and briefly as Mrs. Bond), Diana Rigg is the height of 1960s international chic — especially in her wedding jumpsuit. But this film makes my list thanks to an apres-ski scene that features a bevy of psychedelically attired Bond babes.
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4. Eva Green as Vesper Lynd in “Casino Royale” (2006): Finally, a Bond girl with true designer taste and a million dollar wardrobe. Vesper Lynd has a closet full of Roberto Cavalli evening gowns and tailored suits. Her vampish styling is a throwback to 1940s Hollywood glamour.
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3. Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore in “Goldfinger” (1964): Blackman gets a wardrobe that’s part tough (well, as tough as you can find a 1964 James Bond film) and part feminine, plus a fabulous hairstyle that barely moves in any fight scene. The film is also notable for Shirley Eaton slathered entirely in gold paint and Sean Connery’s powder blue terry cloth one-piece. It takes a real man to wear a terry cloth one-piece.
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2. Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock in “For Your Eyes Only” (1981): A controversial choice for the second most stylish Bond girl, but Bouquet, a former Chanel model, sports some timeless looks (please ignore the garish yellow jumpsuit) with her cream blazers and linen trousers. She’s not particularly flashy, but who doesn’t love a woman in a safari suit, all wrapped up with a Sheena Easton theme song?
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1. Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in “Dr. No” (1962): It’s difficult to call Andress the most stylish Bond girl given that she had a difficult time wearing a pair of pants: in one scene she’s got them, in the next they’ve mysteriously disappeared. But as the shell diver who doesn’t believe in scuba gear, Andress remains the quintessential Bond girl.
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