The Face That Launched 1,000 Spaceships
No one forgets their first love, and for an entire generation of self-proclaimed geeks there is one cinnamon-bunned queen, better yet princess, who reigns above all. Princess Leia burst on to the silver screen and into the hearts of fans many worlds over with the release of the original Star Wars film in 1977. However, it was arguably the franchise’s 3rd installment, Return of the Jedi, when Princess Leia’s star rose to its peak as an intergalactic sex symbol. Famously clad in a metal bikini, while held prisoner in Jabba the Hutt’s palace, Leia captured the fantasy of millions of fan-boys, producing one of the most iconic images in the storied Star Wars saga and arguably the most well known and often imitated bikini in movie history. Read more…