One of these is age: The typical Bond girl is in her early to mid-twenties, roughly ten years younger than Bond, who seems to be perennially in his mid-thirties. While Fleming's Bond girls have some individual traits (at least in their literary forms), they also have a great many characteristics in common.

Nearly all of Ian Fleming's Bond novels and short stories include one or more female characters who can be said to qualify as Bond girls, most of whom have been adapted for the screen. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( February 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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