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* The Virgin Mary is presented as the epitome of this trope, she being the perfect mother figure (indeed, the mother of Jesus Himself and [[Team Mom|spiritual mother]] to all His followers) and all. She's presented as [[Beauty Equals Goodness|beautiful and graceful]], humble, chaste, wise, and altruistic. She is held up as the perfect woman, and many Christian girls (especially Catholic ones) are encouraged to be more like her.
* The Virgin Mary is presented as the epitome of this trope, she being the perfect mother figure (indeed, the mother of Jesus Himself and [[Team Mom|spiritual mother]] to all His followers) and all. She's presented as [[Beauty Equals Goodness|beautiful and graceful]], humble, chaste, wise, and altruistic. She is held up as the perfect woman, and many Christian girls (especially Catholic ones) are encouraged to be more like her.
** Many female Catholic saints also qualify, although many others do subvert. Notably, along with Virgin Mary, they actually were an important part in forming this ideal.
** Many female Catholic saints also qualify, although many others do subvert. Notably, along with Virgin Mary, they actually were an important part in forming this ideal.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Elisabeth_of_Hesse_and_by_Rhine_<!-- 281864E2%80%931918%29 Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine]], the beautiful and pious sister-in-law to Czar Nicholas II. When her husband Sergei was brutally assassinated, she didn't hold a grudge to his killers and pardoned them publicly before becoming a nun and selling all of her jewellery to use the money on charity. But after the Russian Revolution... [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath her tale]] [[BuriedAlive didn't end well.]] -->
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Elisabeth_of_Hesse_and_by_Rhine_%281864%E2%80%931918%29 Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine], the beautiful and pious sister-in-law to Czar Nicholas II. When her husband Sergei was brutally assassinated, she didn't hold a grudge to his killers and pardoned them publicly before becoming a nun and selling all of her jewellery to use the money on charity. But after the Russian Revolution... [[Family Unfriendly Death|her tale]] [[Buried Alive|didn't end well.]]


* An agency in London gave lessons on how to be a Proper Lady called the "Princess Prep" workshop.
* An agency in London gave lessons on how to be a Proper Lady called the "Princess Prep" workshop.
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