James Bond has endured for more than 45 years on the silver screen with the help of some tried and true friends: M, Q and Moneypenny. But it's the changing set of eye-popping Bond Girls in each film who have followed him everywhere -- and we mean everywhere -- that have proved the essential ingredient for Bond's signature brand of smooth talk and romance. Here are the top ten Bond Girls who have distinguished themselves as 007's loveliest ladies.
[Text by Michael Rowin]

Casino Royale, Eva Green, Daniel Craig, 2006, © Sony Pictures. Courtesy of The Everett Collection