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{{trope|wppage=Queen bee (sociology)}}
[[File:Melissa_TheLibby_401Melissa TheLibby 401.jpg|link=Eerie Cuties|frame|How ''pleasant.'']]
 
{{quote|''"[[Genre Savvy|I take it as a rule of nature]] that all American high schools are ruled by a pack of snobs, led by a supremely confident young woman who is blond, superficial, catty, and ripe for [[Humble Pie|public humiliation]]. This character is followed by [[Girl Posse|two friends who worship her, and are a little bit shorter]]".''|'''[[Roger Ebert]]''', review of ''[[Sleepover]]''}}
 
Take your typical setting involving teenagers -- sayteenagers—say, a [[High School]] -- wait—wait an establishing scene or two or three, and there she is. See that [[Evil Is Sexy|attractive]] [[Blondes Are Evil|blonde]] [[The Cheerleader|cheerleader]] looking down her nose and sneering at the [[Hollywood Homely|frumpy girl]] [[Meganekko|in glasses]]? That's her.
 
The [[Distaff Counterpart]] to the [[Jerk Jock]] and probably his girlfriend; what he does with his fists, she does with a sharp tongue and sharper [[Manipulative Bitch|manipulation]]. Despite being a [[Popular Is Dumb|not-too-bright]], [[Jerkass|unpleasant, bullying, and mean-spirited excuse-for-a-human]] determined to put down everyone except an elite few deemed worthy of her goodwill -- [[Bad Boss|and she's usually kind of a bitch even to them]] -- she—she will still be the most popular girl in school, surrounded by a fawning [[Girl Posse]] who suck up to her and act as her faithful minions. Rare male Alpha Bitches do exist, but they're just that - rare. They're distinct from the [[Jerk Jock]] in that they're mainly catty and manipulative, rather than physically threatening.
 
She's also usually the scion of a [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|wealthy]] and [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections|influential]] family, the star of the school and / or head sister of the influential college sorority house, thus providing her a network of local celebrity, influence and wealth to exploit. She's also [[Evil Is Sexy|quite the seductress]], and consequently, all the [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders|boys]] fight amongst themselvesthemselves—sometimes -- sometimes literally -- toliterally—to be her [[Henpecked Husband|oppressed boyfriend]]. All this leaves her with the belief that she can do whatever she likes without consequences. Unfortunately, she's often right; the [[Powers That Be]] are not immune to her [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|wealth]], [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections|connections]] and [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them|influence]], and she or her family can and will corrupt or coerce them into overlooking her bad behavior. Very likely to be a [[Narcissist]].
 
Because this type generally operates almost exclusively via [[Manipulative Bitch|psychological and social intrigue]] of various kinds, as mentioned, there is usually [[Violence Is the Only Option|only one way]] to effectively [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|deal with them]]. While this virtually never happens in fiction, there are occasional [[Carrie|exceptions]]. Even on the rare occasion when this path is followed, the person doing so [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl|will never be male]].
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Usually the Veronica in a [[Betty and Veronica]] situation. Unlikely to be a [[Fille Fatale]]; she's too outwardly mean for that. Frequently on the Snob end of [[Slobs Versus Snobs]]. [[It's a Costume Party, I Swear]], the [[Prank Date]], and the [[Party Scheduling Gambit]] are just some of the many nasty tricks she plays. Often receives her comeuppance at the hands of a member of her own [[Girl Posse]] in a [[Backstabbing the Alpha Bitch]] moment.
 
Contrast with [[Spoiled Sweet]], where a girl is made out to be the [['''Alpha Bitch]]''', but is instead quite a sweetheart. Compare and Contrast with [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]] who is [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|this trope with a heart of gold]]. This trope is probably so common [[Truth in Television|because everyone who wasn't homeschooled knew someone like this... or was one]].
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== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane]]'' presents a subversion; through the series, it appears that Liz Allen is the Alpha Bitch of the school, and she certainly possesses the usual qualities -- headqualities—head of the cheerleading squad, bitchy and snobby, dating the head football jock, obsessed with becoming Homecoming Queen, so on and so forth. However, come the night of the Homecoming Dance, it's revealed that Mary Jane -- theJane—the nicer, sweeter, and more easy-going and modest protagonist, and Liz's best friend -- isfriend—is actually far more well-liked, and is voted Homecoming Queen (despite having not even run for it), much to both girl's surprise and, for different reasons, horror. After a big fight between them, Liz admits that she's always been jealous of Mary Jane, more than aware that she's always been the more popular of the two, thus explaining Liz's desperate need to win the Homecoming Queen crown.
** In the original comics too Liz was introduced as one, mocking Peter as much as everyone else, until a boost of Character Development after seeing him in different light turned her into his love interest. Similarly, Gwen Stacy started off not too different, and also developed into a more positive character and subsequent love interest. Arguably, his true love.
* ''[[Spider-Girl]]'' gave us Heather Noble -- sheNoble—she was acting like one of these until Tom Defalco didn't get the idea of making her fall in love with the main character's [[Geek]] friend. Later, he created Simone DeSantos, full-scaled Alpha Bitch.
* An Alpha Bitch is seen tormenting an unpopular girl in ''[[Batman|Joker's Asylum]]: the Scarecrow''. Unfortunately, the girl's psychologist turns out to be Jonathan Crane a.k.a. the Scarecrow. Having been bullied himself, Scarecrow attacks her party and traps her and all her friends into their own personal nightmares.
* ''Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.'': Courtney is the ''blonde'' newcomer who ends up gaining popularity against a brunette Alpha. Said enemy is also a supervillain and the daughter of the series' [[Big Bad]], and once that gets out, the cliques are bound to change.
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* A rare black Alpha Bitch, and among the first to be a protagonist, is ''[[Generation X]]'''s Monet Yvette Clarisse Maria Therese St. Croix ([[Overly Long Name|yes, that's her full name]]), also known as M. She's gorgeous, wealthy, and brilliant, with [[Flying Brick]] powers ''plus'' telepathy and accelerated learning aptitude. Par for the course was a heated rivalry with Jubilee, and a subtler one with Emma Frost. Being Ms. Perfect has backfired at least once, however. When the Massachusets Academy started admitting human students, nobody asked Monet to the dance because all the boys thought she was out of their league. Thankfully, the many sobering events in the X-Men world have kept her from becoming a [[Rich Bitch]] for the most part.
* Veronica from [[Archie Comics]] at her worst. Cheryl, too.
* Under [[Geoff Johns]], ''Batman'' has become the male version of the Alpha Bitch in the ''[[Justice League]]'', with Hal Jordan being positioned as his chief rival, because Hal is the only JLA member who isn't afraid of Batman (indeed, going so far as to punch Batman unconscious when Batman's <s>ego</s> <s>sane and rational concern about someone who was not that long ago an unstable lunatic</s> doubts about Hal led him to try to prevent Hal from stopping the Parallax entity). Ironically, in the ''Justice League'' of the New 52 Universe -- andUniverse—and written by the same Geoff Johns -- itJohns—it's '''Hal Jordan''' who acts like a male Alpha Bitch.
* Jordanna in ''[[Batgirl]]'' tends to take on this sort of role towards Stephanie Brown, the main character. Since Stephanie's a pretty laid-back sort (and Batgirl, meaning she usually has bigger fish to fry anyway), her usual reaction to Jordanna's antics is along the lines of amused indifference.
* [[Supergirl|Linda Lee/Supergirl]] from ''Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th grade'' is her school's geeky [[Strange Girl]], so her bizarro counterpart, Belinda Zee, is an Alpha Bitch.
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** The story itself has a Gryffindor prep named Britney who is treated as an Alpha Bitch yet doesn't actually do anything bitchy. That's reserved for ''our hero'', [[Jerk Sue|Ebony]].
* EVERY FREAKIN' BODY in ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew No Hope Left]]''.
* [[The Ojou|Princess]] [[Tenchi Muyo!|Ayeka]] [[Flanderization|gets turned into one of these]] in some [[Fanfic|fanficsfanfic]]s, depending on the [[Author Appeal|author's preferences.]]
* Sakura of ''[[Pretty Cure Full Color]]'' is a reformed Alpha Bitch. She gains her powers only when she fully accepts and befriends the people she used to make fun of.
* Omemi Emiru from ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Blue Moon]]'' is a variation on the concept. Rather than a beautiful blonde who stands out from the crowd (that would be Seira, a member of her [[Girl Posse]] whom she strictly keeps in line), Emiru has short green hair and [[Scary Shiny Glasses]], and prefers to watch (and gossip) from the shadows. This understated approach has allowed her to obtain blackmail on nearly every girl in school, and by the time the story starts, they know it and bend to whatever she says. Considering [[I Am What I Am|one of the main themes of the story]], eventually, this isn't enough for her...
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* Jessica Sanders in ''[[The Hot Chick]]''.
* ''[[Clueless]]''
** Subverted -- CherSubverted—Cher Horowitz is unquestionably one of the most popular girls in school, but she's also a genuinely nice person (if a bit spoiled, shallow, and [[The Ditz|airheaded]]).
** Her rival, Amber Mariens, is a bit closer in spirit to the Alpha Bitch, but is less popular than Cher, and her sluttiness and airheadedness make her more like [[The Brainless Beauty]] (albeit a mean-spirited one).
* In [[The Movie]] of ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'', Patty Ferrell was beginning to show the first signs of Alpha Bitch-itis. Granted, she was likely to evolve into an Alpha Bitch in the books and webcomics, but the movie ''definitely'' showed more of this.
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* Frankie in ''[[The Hole]]'', {{spoiler|or so she's presented in the first version of Liz's story anyway, and Liz is far from being a reliable narrator}}.
* Subverted in ''16 Wishes.'' Krista Cook ''acts'' a great deal like the typical Alpha Bitch, but at the end, it turns out {{spoiler|that she just held a grudge against Abby for stealing her best friend when they were children and wasn't mean to anyone but her.}} The two eventually reconcile.
* The [[Meaningful Name|Ice Princess]] in ''[[Batman Returns]]'' was [[What Could Have Been|originally supposed to be]] this trope incarnate: blonde, gorgeous, a total [[The Ditz|Ditz]], and really rude to anyone who got in her way [[Word of God|(as the actress who played her openly admitted)]]. However, after [[Tim Burton]] had the movie's script rewritten, the character lost the more objectionable traits and became, while still annoying, a [[Spoiled Sweet|generally sweeter person]] -- which—which made her fatal plunge onto the Gotham Plaza stage [[Alas, Poor Scrappy|a bit more tragic than it otherwise would have been]].
* Mavis Gary in ''[[Young Adult (film)|Young Adult]]'' was one of these in high school, and hasn't grown out of it. She writes [[Young Adult|teen-lit novels]] in order to recreate her [[Glory Days]], and she's still trying to reclaim her [[High School Sweethearts]] (who's now married).
* Melissa from ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]] VII'' was such an uncompromisingly straight example of this that audiences ''cheered'' when she became Jason's [[Asshole Victim]].
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** Pansy Parkinson seems to be one. We don't see much of her, but she acts snotty whenever she shows up and dotes on her boyfriend Draco Malfoy. Also, she is mentioned to have a [[Girl Posse]], and all the "good" female characters hate her with a passion. The author seems to really dislike her and {{spoiler|she doesn't even marry Draco in the end.}} [[Word of God|J. K. Rowling]] has stated that she embodied every girl who was mean to Rowling in school.
** Romilda Vane, Harry's [[Stalker with a Crush]] from the sixth book, also had some Alpha Bitch tendencies, possessing her own [[Girl Posse]] and telling Harry that he didn't have to hang out with kids as "uncool" as Neville and Luna.
** Draco Malfoy is possibly a male Alpha Bitch, different from the [[Jerk Jock]]. He's blond, rich, snobbish, presumed evil, bought his way onto the Slytherin Quidditch team, and comes complete with two other boys flanking his sides at all times -- thoughtimes—though Crabbe and Goyle aren't the stereotypically slightly less pretty posse members. Plus, he dates Pansy, as mentioned above.
** Possibly Olive Hornby, the girl who teased Moaning Myrtle about her glasses. But we don't know for sure. It could have been friendly teasing which Myrtle took the wrong way -- itway—it would certainly be in-character for her.
* Christine Hargensen, Carrie's nemesis in [[Stephen King]]'s book and film ''[[Carrie]]''. She and her [[Girl Posse]] are banned from the senior prom because of a ''very'' nasty incident in the girl's locker room involving them terrorizing Carrie, who was having her first period at the time and was under the impression that she was bleeding to death, by throwing tampons and other feminine hygiene items at her and chanting "Plug it up! Plug it up!" Chris then pulls a cruel prank on Carrie by dumping pig's blood on her head when she is voted as Prom Queen (this scene is considered a classic in movie history, very memorable) which leads Carrie to freak out. Christine becomes one of many victims in the ensuing [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]].
** Averted by Sue Snell, who gets her boyfriend to take Carrie to the prom not to set her up for humiliation, but to genuinely atone for what she did.
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* Stephanie Kaye from the 1980s ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' is a rare case where the Alpha Bitch is one of the protagonists. As a result, she has frequent [[Pet the Dog]] moments in between her bullying.
* In ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Jackie is a stereotypical example of this trope (although when ''her'' karmic retribution comes, it's a bit more severe than growing up to lead an unfulfilled life). The second season has Debbie, who is a copy of Jackie right down to being the blond head cheerleader.
* Missy Meany in ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]'' -- an—an Alpha Bitch with [[Theme Naming]].
* ''[[Summer Heights High]]'' features a parody of this trope, in the form of Ja'mie (played by a man doing a convincing impression), and, to a much lesser extent, her "friends" (played by real girls).
* Chelsea Breur in ''[[Naturally, Sadie]]''. Replaced in second season by Arden Alcot.
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** Another episode has a former Alpha Bitch from the Fifties, who became caught up in second-wave feminism and eventually became a teacher. Her remorse over her treatment of the victim causes her to give the team a vital clue.
** "Sleepover" revolved around a [[Title Drop|sleepover]] at the house of a young Alpha Bitch who poached the victim's best friend into her girl posse. She was also a [[Creepy Child]] who killed the family pet. Her parents' form of discipline was disturbing to put it nicely.
* Maritza from ''Taina'' was one of these. She wanted to be an actress too, but she was far more ruthless than Taina and Renee. She even refers to herself as an "Evil Diva" -- which—which you really would agree with. However, there actually ''are'' several moments in which Maritza joins forces with Taina and Renee because they each have a common rival, or they want to make money and she would like to be in on it.
* Cassie Lynn Nubbles from ''[[Family Matters]]''. As Steve Urkel put it, she was "the poster child for useless people".
* ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''
** Vicki Appleby is initially depicted as one of these, but it's subverted in "Smooching and Mooching", when she opens up to Bill in a [[Ten Minutes in the Closet]] session and becomes a bit of a [[Defrosting Ice Queen]].
** Cindy Sanders is originally set up as the sweet [[Girl Next Door]], but once she and Sam finally get together, she turns into a shallow, vapid, Republican bitch.
** One of the episodes features a transfer student who befriends the Geeks, who try to keep her away from the popular crowd in the fear that she'll become one of these. It doesn't work, and she joins the popular crowd -- butcrowd—but later episodes reveal that, despite what the Geeks fear, she's still friendly towards them.
* Twist from ''[[Spaced]]'', a post-high-school version. Twist is attractive and fashionable, but she works in a dry cleaners and seems to have only one "friend", Daisy, whom she showers with back-handed compliments. Daisy doesn't seem to notice that Twist is an awful friend until the end of the show.
* Subverted in ''[[30 Rock|Thirty Rock]]'', where Liz Lemon dreads meeting the Alpha Bitch at her [[Class Reunion]]. As it turns out, that school's Alpha Bitch was, in fact, a nice popular girl, whereas all of her classmates regarded Liz as a [[Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up|bully]] because of her cruel putdowns.
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** Meanwhile, Terri is heavily implied to be a former Alpha Bitch and now has an unhappy adulthood because of it.
** Oddly enough, although Rachel is nominally the heroine of ''Glee'' and (at least in season 1) Quinn's antagonist, within the glee club itself, ''she'' actually functions as the Alpha Bitch due to her unrelenting tendency to belittle, disregard, and demean the other members of the club unless forced to behave otherwise (she calls Kurt and Mercedes 'lesser glee clubbers' to their faces, and tells Tina and Mike that if a potential new recruit can dance, their contribution to the club will be 'even more insignificant than it already is', in quick succession in 2x01, and then ''sends her new rival to a crackhouse instead of the audition''). Her specialty is sweetly offering a brutal putdown and justifying it as 'honesty'. While she gets brought down to earth relatively frequently, it never seems to stick.
* On [[Everybody Loves Raymond]], there are ''two competing'' characters with [[Alpha Bitch]] qualities. Marie, the family matriarch has basically been running the family for decades by guilt-tripping them into doing her bidding. Debra, Marie's daughter-in-law tries to assert herself against Marie, initially in a reasonable way but later on by adopting [[Alpha Bitch]] qualities herself. Marie's ability to maintain her position as the senior [[Alpha Bitch]] causes junior [[Alpha Bitch]] Debra to take out her frustrations by asserting herself as the dictator of her own household, often beating or insulting her husband Ray when he attempts to rebel.
* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
** Subverted: Paris Geller bullies Rory (and almost everyone else) mostly out of insecurity, has two sidekicks who are taller than she is, but isn't popular and is respected only for her intelligence and dedication. She also gets brought down to earth in later seasons.
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* Doña Florinda from the Mexican sitcom, ''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'', is thought by some to be an older version of this trope.
* For the third time on this page, Ethel Hallow in ''[[The Worst Witch]]''. Her two younger sisters are quite nice, though.
** In the spin-off series, ''The New Worst Witch,'' Belladonna Bindweed is an even nastier example; she's a more malicious Ethel Hallow, ''without'' any of Ethel's [[Freudian Excuse|Freudian Excuses]]s or redeeming qualities.
* ''[[Community]]'' has Megan, played by [[Hilary Duff]].
* Miu Kazashiro from ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' starts out as this trope. But after one of her sidekicks voluntarily turned into a monster and tried to kill her, its revealed that she is a [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]] when she forgives said sidekick. She also befriends the main character and joins his club, while she first thought of him as .<ref>said in [[Gratuitous English]]</ref> .
* ''[[Raising Hope]]'': Virginia's cousin Delilah is an Alpha Bitch who never grew out of it.
* Sadie in ''Awkward''
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== Visual Novels ==
* ''[[Yume Miru Kusuri]]'': Kyoka -- calledKyoka—called [[Marie Antoinette|"Antoinette"]] by the main character, after the infamous French queen whose extravagant spending on things such as mansions and the like ([[Historical Villain Upgrade|although a lot of it was exaggerated by enemies]]) while people were starving out on the fields was a prime example of the kind of thing that led to the French Revolution -- isRevolution—is the antagonist of Aeka's route. Something that's kind of odd to this trope is that she had a crush on the lead from the beginning and tried to get with him several times, though the lead just found her annoying. {{spoiler|This doesn't stop her from targeting him along with Aeka once it becomes official that the two are going out, though. It gets pretty brutal. This goes for the backlash, as well, which sees Kouhei and Aeka turn the tables on and nearly kill Kyoka when she decides to have her friends pin down Kouhei so that he can watch Kyoka's boyfriend rape Aeka.}}
 
 
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** Emily's pre-misfile friend Molly. An [http://www.misfile.com/?page=1188 arc back in 2009] has Emily going to her for advice on how to deal with [[The Rival]], Missi.
** Jenny Jr. shows many characteristics of an Alpha Bitch as well.
* ''[[Shadowgirls]]'' gave us Misty -- anMisty—an Alpha Bitch that crossed the [[Moral Event Horizon]]. Her mother possibly was one in the past, but it's not sure.
* In ''[[Blip]]'', Mary is a narcissistic, shallow, vain robot. On at least two occasions, she's been accused of using her Alpha Bitchiness to mask insecurity. Notwithstanding, she does seem to care about K and her friends. [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Maybe.]] At the start of the comic, she and K had a nasty falling-out, and refused to speak to each other for years. Mary makes the first reconciliatory gesture, and the two proceed to ''immediately'' bury the hatchet.
* Though a minor character, Julia Greenhilt is clearly the Alpha Bitch of her magic school in ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', complete with two tagalong friends with whom she gossips about other students' clothing choices.
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* ''[[Bridges]]'' features head cheerleader Lana, who is controlling of her squad to a borderline psychopathic level.
* ''[[Lulu Cthulhu]]'' features three of these who have undertaken the mission to make all the losers feel accepted at Valentines' by giving chocolate to losers. They genuinely don't seem to understand why being singled out as losers doesn't make people happy.
* ''[[Princess Pi]]'' has Sam, Alex, and Butch, also known as the Totally Nazis. The story "Princess Pi vs. The Alpha Bitch" even uses this trope's name in reference to Sam, although Pi [[I Thought It Meant|expresses confusion]] about the term's meaning. <ref>She thought it referred to a canine ''[[Sesame Street]]'' character who helped children learn about letters.</ref>
* ''[[Zodiac Blues]]'' gives us Lia, who calls even her boyfriend a 'loser'.
* ''[[Homestuck]]'' has Vriska, who uses violence, intimidation and ''actual mind control'' to secure her status as a high-ranking and powerful SGRUB player.
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* Rhonda Wellington Lloyd comes between this and [[Rich Bitch]] in some episodes of ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''. However, she actually ''is'' shown to have a friendly side, since her best friend Nadine actually ''is'' implied to be a middle-class girl (and with almost ''completely different interests'' than Rhonda. Nadine loves arthopods, Rhonda loves fashion).
* Gemini Stone from ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]''.
* The Ashleys in ''[[Recess]]''. Despite having some moments where they aren't a bunch of [[Rich Bitch|Rich Bitches]]es, they spend the majority of the series wanting to screw with everyone for the sake of being mean.
* Sierra McCool in Disney's ''[[The Replacements (animation)|The Replacements]]''.
* ''[[The Oblongs]]'' has Debbie Klimer and her posse of identical Debbie clones.
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** Sandi Griffin, who is outright emotionally abusive even to the other members of her own clique (Stacy Rowe in particular). It isn't until the series' final season that her position of control is finally first slowly undermined by both Quinn starting to distance herself from the group and Stacy gaining a sense of self-confidence, and then finally lost when the other three members of the Fashion Club all agree to dissolve the group and she agrees last, as a face-saving measure. One of the potential futures shown at the end of the series (in place of the usual series of pictures) shows Sandi being a hostess and maintaining her queen bee attitude.
** And her ''mother'' is also as bad... given that household, it's a surprise her brothers weren't utter bitches.
* Trixie Tang of ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' is rich and popular AND lusted after by everyone, including Timmy, the main character. However, in the episode The Boy Who Would Be Queen, a genderbended Timmy learns that there is another side to Trixie -- aTrixie—a boyish side that likes comics and video games, which would shock all of the people who worship her. She says that all she wants for her birthday is a friend who understands this, but when Timmy arrives at her party and makes the offer, she saves face.<ref> It's possible that this side of her personality is hinted at in ''The Big Superhero Wish!'' and ''Wishology''. In both specials, she apparently enjoys being in action scenes</ref>.
* Penelope Lang in ''[[Atomic Betty]]'', [[Asian Airhead|who coincidentally also looks Asian]]. Her two cohorts are a pair of sycophantic nerds.
* Tricia from ''[[Sixteen|6teen]]''.
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* ''[[My Little Pony]] Tales'' had Melody, who only occasionally drifted into [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]] territory and was hands-down the most self-absorbed of the heroines.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''
** Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, a pair of [[Spoiled Brat|Spoiled Brats]]s who tease [[Plucky Girl|Apple Bloom]] about [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|not developing a cutie mark yet]]. Later episodes have hinted that Diamond Tiara is the real alpha of the two, with Silver Spoon nicer but quick to knuckle under when Diamond does anything.
** On the other hand, the show subverts this trope with Rarity, who displays several trademarks of the Alpha Bitch (her love of fashion and fixation on the richest boy around), but also displays generosity and genuine niceness.
** In the first two episodes of the second season, the corrupted (by Discord) Rarity and ''Fluttershy'' act like this.
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