November 15, 2006 - Seeing as how Casino Royale — the 21st James Bond feature — opens this coming Friday, IGN Movies decided to celebrate the occasion with a weeklong series of features spotlighting the 007 franchise.

Today, we're focusing on the Top 10 Bond Babes — the ladies that haunt the fantasies of each and every 007 wannabe. Here's a list of our favorites…




 
10. Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live and Let Die (1973)


A sex icon then and arguably still one now, Seymour played the sightseer Solitaire alongside the newly-debuted third Bond, Roger Moore, in Live and Let Die. Her beauty alone gets her on this list, as her abilities weren't fully maximized.




 



 
9. Barbara Bach as Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)


Mrs. Ringo Starr, the lovely Barbara Bach, gets major points in her role as aloof KGB spook Agent XXX, not just for her raw sex appeal but also for her position as one of the first independent and truly powerful Bond girls. The fact that she posed for Playboy to help promote the film didn't hurt either!




 



 
8. Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)


As the Queen of Hong Kong action films, Michelle Yeoh garners a spot on this list thanks to her exotic beauty and whoop ass skills, despite her petite 5'4" 100-pound frame. She also earns the title "Bond girl most likely to kick the crap out of all other Bond girls."




 



 
7. Izabella Scorupco as Natalya Simanova in GoldenEye (1995)


While some will inevitably disagree with us on this one, our favorite Bond girl from GoldenEye is not Famke Janssen's Xenia Onatopp; it's the breathtaking Poland born and bred beauty Izabella Scorupco, who played the intelligent and charming Natalya Simanova. Her beauty is timeless and she was exactly what the franchise needed to get back on top after a lengthy time away from the big screen.




 



 
6. Sophie Marceau as Elektra King in The World is not Enough (1999)


In yet another move likely to generate tons of hate mail, The World is not Enough Bond girl who makes our Top 10 list is the French beauty with the most amazing DSL's, Sophie Marceau who played the wealthy Elektra King. While Denise Richards' sex appeal is undeniable, her Christmas Jones character just didn't work. Check out Starship Troopers or Wild Things for your Denise fix.