17) MIKAELA BANES (Megan Fox, Transformers)
Admittedly, Megan Fox’s character is probably the world’s most unlikely mechanic.
And it’s debatable whether Miss Banes would be remotely memorable with any other
actress else in the role. But thanks to images like the much-reproduced one above,
movie fans everywhere can’t wait to get another glimpse of Mikaela in Revenge of
the Fallen.
16) KATHRYN JANEWAY (Kate Mulgrew, Star Trek: Voyager)
Star Trek’s first female lead is a strong-willed, determined captain who’ll stop at
nothing in her attempt to get her crew back to the Delta Quadrant. She later becomes promoted to Starfleet Vice Admiral.
15) BARBARELLA (Jane Fonda, Barbarella)
Posters of the scantily-clad space heroine still adorn bedrooms and living rooms
everywhere, while the title sequence in which Barbaralla undresses in zero gravity
was iconic enough to be referenced in a Kylie Minogue video.