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Her natural enemy is the [[Cool Loser]] heroine. Whenever their eternal, [[Green-Eyed Monster|jealousy-fueled]] struggle over possessions, boyfriends, and status is sparked anew, quarter will neither be asked for nor given.
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]]. [[
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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* Frankie in ''[[The Hole (Film)|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 (Film)|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 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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** Aphrodite, though somewhat subverted in that she has no [[Girl Posse]] and is excluded from the other Olympian cliques.
** Hera is a straight example, being the queen of the gods and having her [[Girl Posse]] of Demeter and Hestia. Also she often puts down other gods and goddesses. She also often suffers humiliations due to her husband's chronic infidelities and having to put up with his bastard children on a daily basis.
* Solange (Tansy Walcutt) of the ''[[Whateley Universe]]'', complete with a perfect body, blonde hair, a girl posse, and sycophants. Worked her way up to queen of the Alphas at [[Super
* Heather Jones from ''[[Erikas New Perfume]]'' is a textbook example, at least, until she got [[Fountain of Youth|turned into a three-year-old]]. She did get turned back by the end of the sequel thanks to Erika, who underwent a lot of [[Character Development]].
* Ami in ''[[Sailor Nothing (Literature)|Sailor Nothing]]'' is one. She eventually pays ''dearly'' for it, becoming an instant [[Woobie]] in a [[Shoot the Dog|single scene]] that's so horrific it makes [[I Wished You Were Dead|the protagonists feel guilty for hating her]]. Aki is a subversion: she's pretty, popular and head of the Fashion Club, but she is (secretly) friends with the class weirdo and feels trapped by the superficiality of her life. After she's publicly humiliated and dethroned, she realizes it's the best thing that ever happened to her and turns out to be a [[Spoiled Sweet|pretty nice person]].
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