Honey Ryder entrance in the film, emerging from the ocean in a white bikini with two large seashells, while the sun shines on her wet blonde hair, is considered a classic James Bond moment. In the corresponding scene of the original novel, the character Honeychile Rider does not wear a bikini. As an homage, Halle Berry performed a similar scene in an orange bikini in the 20th James Bond film, "Die Another Day". Andress referred to the "Dr. No" bikini as the "secret of her success". Ursula Andress was later mentioned by name in the novel "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and
Linda Harrison (actress) famed Bond girl Ursula Andress, Raquel Welch or Angelique Pettyjohn, the drill-thrall from the original "" episode "The Gamesters of Triskelion". However, Andress proved indifferent, and both Welch and Pettyjohn were unavailable or uninterested. Filming was to commence in May 1967, but as late as April 17 Charlton Heston noted in his diary, "The casting problem's really Nova: who will do it, and how naked can she be. The tests I saw were not good." Zanuck asked producers Arthur P. Jacobs and Mort Abrahams if they would test Harrison. "[Dick] did it very nicely," Abrahams said. "He said, 'I'd like