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Dr. No’s Honey Ryder, Ursula Andress (1962)

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The Swiss Bond Girl Ursula Andress is one sizzling Venus rising out of the Caribbean Sea in her white bikini. While some of us might look bedraggled coming out of the water, the strikingly beautiful Ursula made a mark with her breakthrough role as the shell diver Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film Dr. No. And she managed to even up her game and look badass by slinging a utility belt with a large diving knife around her hips. She raised the bar for all the future Bond Girls who need to fill a prestigious role of beauty, glamor, excitement, and sensuousness. Soon after striking gold in her first English-speaking movie as the quintessential Bond Girl, she was given many leading roles, including starring opposite Elvis Presley in Fun in Acapulco and playing an immortal queen in the film She.

Even after many movies, Ursula’s historic role as Honey Ryder continued to make waves in the 2000s. In 2001, the bikini she wore in Dr. No was auctioned for £41,125. And in 2003, her entrance from the sea was voted number one in “the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments” in a UK survey.