Barbarella sexiest sci-fi girl

Jane Fonda's scantily clad saviour of the universe in the film "Barbarella" has been voted the sexiest science fiction character ever.

Fonda's legendary performance in the 1968 classic came in ahead of fans' favourites like Princess Leia from "Star Wars" and Carrie Anne Moss' more recent portrayal of Trinity from "The Matrix".

The opening credits of "Barbarella" feature Fonda getting undressed in zero-gravity - a scene so iconic that it was copied by Kylie Minogue and used as the video for her 1994 hit "Put Yourself in My Place".

Film Review magazine rated sci-fi's most alluring ladies on flirtiness, stylishness and sexiness.

Leeloo from "The Fifth Element" - played by Milla Jovovich - was the second placed character; followed by Kristanna Loken's T-X from "Terminator 3".

The top five was rounded off by Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia and Trinity - proving box office success and cult status are no guarantors of success in the sexiness stakes.

<b> The top 10 </b>

1 - Barbarella, Jane Fonda, "Barbarella" (1968)
2 - Leeloo, Milla Jovovich, "The Fifth Element" (1997)
3 - T-X, Kristanna Loken, "Terminator 3" (2003)
4 - Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher, "Star Wars" (1977-1983)
5 - Trinity, Carrie Anne Moss, "The Matrix" (1999-2003)
6 - Maria, Brigitte Helm, "Metropolis" (1927)
7 - Zhora, Joanna Cassidy, "Blade Runner" (1982)
8 - Sil, Natasha Henstridge, "Species" (1995)
9 - Vaako, Thandie Newton, "The Chronicles Of Riddick" (2004)
10 - Ripley, Sigourney Weaver, "Alien" (1979-1997)

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