Ursula Andress rising from the waves voted best ever bikini moment

Connoisseurs of the bikini shot will note that, when Ursula Andress emerges from the Caribbean Sea to meet James Bond's gaze, she is carrying a conch, wearing a scalloped bra and dagger around her waist, suggesting both her aggressive and seductive tendencies - reports The Herald.

Or you may have been paying attention to other details at the time.

For whichever reason, the memorable encounter from the 1962 film Dr No was voted the "best bikini scene of all time" yesterday.

ans surveyed by the high street lingerie and swimwear chain La Senza had apparently turned a blind eye to the actress's alleged shortcomings - such as the fact her voice was dubbed for the film's final edit - to put her at the top of a list of scantily-clad celluloid figures.

The scene in which she plays Honey Ryder, taken from the first Bond film, was to set the tone for Bond girls in the ensuing film franchise and sent global sales of bikinis rocketing.

A remake of the scene featured at number three in the poll, with Halle Berry in Die Another Day, while Mike Myers' spoof version, Austin Powers, made the list at number nine.

Second place went to the moment Barbara Windsor's green bikini top flew off in Carry On Camping, landing in the hands of Dr Soaper, played by Kenneth Williams.

Completing the top 10 was a sight only the deranged could describe as sexy: the luminous green "mankini" worn by comedian Sasha Baron Cohen in Borat.

Top 10 bikini scenes...

1 Ursula Andress rising from the ocean in a white bikini as Honey Ryder in Dr No - 1962

2 Barbara Windsor's bikini top flying off in Carry On Camping - 1969

3 Halle Berry remake of Andress's 007 scene as Jinx in Die Another Day - 2002

4 Cameron Diaz in a white bikini in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - 2003.

5 Bo Derek's sun-kissed beads and bikini look as Jenny in 10 - 1979.

6 Carrie Fisher in a gold bikini as Princess Leia in Return of The Jedi - 1983.

7 Jessica Alba's skimpy bikini in Into the Blue - 2005.

8 Bridgette Bardot playing Juliete Hardy in And God Created Woman - 1956.

9 Mike Myers as Austin Powers, in The Spy Who Shagged Me - 2002.

10 Sacha Baron Cohen sporting a green "mankini" as Borat - 2006.

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