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{{quote|"''We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.''"|'''[[wikipedia:Leona Helmsley|Leona Helmsley]]''', ''[[Fan Nickname|The Queen of Mean]]''}}

 

 

Sometimes the Rich Bitch actually has a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|heart of gold]], and her behavior is either habit or a [[Defrosting Ice Queen|defense mechanism]], but this subspecies is rare. Most of the time they're just jewel-encrusted sadists. If there is a [[Country Mouse]] in the cast, the Rich Bitch usually targets her for the worst abuse.

 

 

A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Idle Rich]].

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

* Nanami in ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]''.

* Minto in ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'', who is also good at heart, and also gained a snobbier rival in a [[Filler]] episode.

* ''[[Hana Yori Dango]]'': Domyouji's mother Kaede is the rich bitch "villain" of the series. She is constantly throwing her money about to ruin the lives of Makino and those she knows to keep her away from the Domyouji family. Also, just about every girl in Makino's school is a rich bitch, excluding [[Shrinking Violet|Makiko]] but including Sakurako, who [[Heel Face Turn|eventually becomes Makino's friend]] but [[Good Is Not Nice|does not lose her nasty mannerisms]].

* Flay Allster from ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' started as a sort-of space version of the [[Alpha Bitch]], but later she manipulated Kira for a good chunk of the series as "revenge" since he didn't save her father, George, from a ''really'' nasty death in space. Which she ''witnessed'' from the bridge of the ''Archangel''. {{spoiler|She eventually ''did'' fall for Kira for real and attempted to redeem herself, [[Redemption Equals Death|only to die in the end]].)}}

* Mashiro in ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' fits this description nicely, complete with Arika, the [[Country Mouse]], being her favorite target. Of course, since this is a rather idealistic series, her heart of gold [[Character Development|manifests itself]] after she becomes a [[Fallen Princess]] (literally), meets the very homeless people she used to despise, and learns [[An Aesop]] about abusing her position. Awww, how touching.

* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'': A parody example is Switzerland. He's a Miser, as well as being [[Conspiracy Nut|paranoid]], [[Hot-Blooded]], xenophobic, and [[Trigger Happy]]... though he's still got some [[Pet the Dog]] moments when he interacts with his sister, the little girl Liechtenstein (and his memories of his [[Heterosexual Life Partners|past friendship with Austria]], [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|no matter how often he denies it]]).

* Ayaka Yukihiro of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' looks like this at first glance, but it's subverted when it turns out that she's really [[Spoiled Sweet]] and simply doesn't get along well with Asuna. At least, [[Vitriolic Best Buds|not that they would admit.]]

* In ''[[A Little Snow Fairy Sugar]]'' Greta ''tries'' to be this to Saga, except that Saga [[Unknown Rival|refuses to pay any attention to her attempts]]. Or maybe Saga [[Selective Obliviousness|genuinely just doesn't noitce]].

* ''[[Case Closed]]'': A slight subversion is Sonoko/Serena. Sure, she's flighty and a [[Brainless Beauty]], but she's a loyal friend to Ran/Rachel (if bitchy towards Shinichi/Jimmy, whom she believes isn't good enough for her) and doesn't flaunt her riches in a bitchy manner. {{spoiler|Besides, she comes to fall for karate champion Makoto, not minding how akward he can be sometimes.}}

** A real Rich Bitch, Reika Yotsui, does appear in a two-part case, in which the Mouris and Conan are invited to her birthday party after they find her lost puppy. {{spoiler|Guess what, she's one of the two murder victims in the case, alongside one of the guys in her [[Unwanted Harem]] (Youji Nikaido). And they're killed by ''another'' member of the bitch's "harem", Takashi Ichieda, since they killed the girl he loved (the Yotsui landlady's granddaughter, Yaeko) to save their own lives some time ago.}}

* Eva Ushiromiya from ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' might not be any richer than her siblings, but she has no problems fitting the trope, to the point where she considers herself the only one worthy of Kinzo's estate. And just look at the way she treats [[The Woobie|Natsuhi]].

* Mrs. Tachibana and Ruri from ''[[Hot Gimmick]]''.

* An example of a Rich Bastard is Shute Sutherland from ''[[Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu]]'', which could be summed up as a male [[Candy Candy|Eliza]]... only with ''more'' comeuppance in every of his acts to belittle whoever is of the lower status compared to him.

* Ayeka from ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' also possesses these qualities from time to time, especially when dealing with [[The Rival|Ryoko]]. When not ticked off, she's more like [[The Ojou]].

* Aya Misaki from ''[[Oniisama e...]]''. Her father is a famous lawyer and she's got money, looks and a good family, so when she doesn't get a spot in the Sorority, she begins to abuse Mariko and Nanako for getting in instead of her. {{spoiler|Slightly subverted in the anime, where [[A Day in the Limelight|episode 30]] gives some insight in her train of thoughts, and [[Heroic Self-Deprecation|it's not pretty]]. She ends up having a [[Heel Face Turn]].}}

 

== Comic Books ==

* Ava Lord of ''[[Sin City]]'' takes this [[Up to Eleven]] and turns out to be {{spoiler|manipulative and pure evil as well. She ends up tricking Dwight into killing her husband so she can not only get his estate but his criminal organization as well.}}

* Lola Palooza from ''[[Cherry Comics]]''.

 

== Film ==

* In ''[[High School Musical]]'' there's Sharpay Evans. She has parents who own a Country Club.

* Tess Tyler from ''[[Camp Rock]]''.

* ''[[Ever After (film)|Ever After]]'': Rodmilla and Marguerite. Henry may also count as a male example. They all undergo a [[Break the Haughty]] process by the end.

* ''[[The Devil Wears Prada]]'': Played straight by Miranda Priestly.

* Team owner Rachel Phelps in ''[[Major League]]''.

* The rebellious, stone-cold British socialite Cordelia Winthrop Scott in ''[[Monte Carlo]]''.

 

== Literature ==

* Esme Squalor from ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]''. Later, her adopted "daughter" Carmelita Spats, who was originally a nasty [[Alpha Bitch]], becomes this as well.

* ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'': Caroline Bingley and her sister Louisa Hurst are prime examples of this; condescending and haughty, they're full of snide, superior put-downs to the society they find themselves in, and in Caroline's case Elizabeth Bennet in particular (which isn't help by the fact that she's Darcy's [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]). It's implied they're almost the eighteenth century equivalent of ''nouveau riche'', and are making up for their recent good fortune with excessive snobbery.

* ''[[The House of Night]]'': Aphrodite, who later becomes somewhat of a [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]. But only somewhat.

* Clarissa from the ''[[Bloody Jack]]'' series.

* Massie Block from ''[[The Clique]]'' series.

* Dame Olga and her daughters Olive and Hattie from ''[[Ella Enchanted]]''.

* Ellen Salpakari in Väinö Linna's ''Täällä Pohjantähden alla''.

* The ''[[Chalet School]]'' series has Thekla von Stift, Marie von Eschenau's cousin and one of the main characters in ''Exploits of the Chalet Girls''. As a member of the [[wikipedia:Junker|Junker]] class, she expresses horror at having to be educated alongside 'the daughters of shopkeepers', and looks down on most of the other students, such as Sophie Hamel, whose father is a self-made businessman. Her arrogant and childish behaviour makes her greatly unpopular amongst the other kids, and although she does thaw out a tiny bit - this being the Chalet School - after her petticoat catches fire, she still has a cruel streak and is eventually expelled in ''A Rebel at the Chalet School''.

 

== Live Action TV ==

* The title character of [[Black Sabbath]]'s 1983 song, "Digital Bitch".

* South African hip hop group [[Die Antwoord]] has a song called [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"Rich Bitch"]].

 

== Professional Wrestling ==

* "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase's motto was that everybody had a price. He regularly pulled a Screw The Rules, I have Money.

* When he first arrived in the WWF, [[Triple H]] was Hunter Hearst Hemsley, American blue blood from Greenwich.

* For that matter, all of the McMahon family have played up this trope, but especially Stephanie.

* [[Real Life Writes the Plot|After he invested heavily in a popular energy drink whose stock dramatically rose in 2004]], former APA (for "Acolytes Protection Agency") member Bradshaw transformed seemingly overnight from a beer-swilling, Texas trailer park brawler to a fabulously wealthy Wall Street tycoon known by his real name of John Layfield (or, to be more specific, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, or "JBL" for short). JBL turned his back on his Texas roots, billing himself from New York City and entering arenas in a beautiful white limousine. In the ring, however, he was still just as tough as ever - only now he was a [[Jerkass|bully]] who enjoyed beating up on smaller wrestlers, particularly Rey Mysterio. JBL did manage to defeat WWE Champion [[Eddie Guerrero]] (in controversial fashion, it is true) and become the longest-reigning world champion in the history of ''SmackDown!'', but this was thanks to the constant interventions of his "Cabinet" (Orlando Jordan and the Basham Brothers), who gladly put their own asses on the line so their ultra-wealthy boss could weasel his way out of defeats.

* Somewhat subverted with Wade Barrett, who was introduced as someone who will do just about anything for money, but aside from that mention, that hasn't been a part of his character at all.

 

== Theater ==

 

== Video Games ==

* Subverted with {{spoiler|Serra}} from [[Fire Emblem Elibe]]. She actually {{spoiler|is an orphan who works as a vassal for a rich noble house, and a lot of her Rich Bitch behavior [[Stepford Smiler|is a mask]] to hide [[Broken Bird|her serious abandonment issues]].}}

* Subverted with Algus from [[Final Fantasy Tactics]]. Algus is a classist, violent douchebag through and through, but because of cowardice and treachery on the part of his grandfather, his family's aristocratic status has been revoked. This gives Algus' an ambition which parallels that of Delita and Ramza. Delita wants to rise above his birth-station, Ramza wants to live up to his and Algus wants to regain one he himself never got to experience.

 

== Web Original ==

== Western Animation ==

* Lily from ''[[Kappa Mikey]]'', though in her case she's like this as a knee-jerk reaction to Mikey swooping in and stealing her perceived status as the biggest star in town.

** Except for Sam in ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', who is down-to-earth and even hides her affluence so that she doesn't get any special treatment. Her parents may qualify, although they're really just [[Informed Judaism|Jewish]] [[White Anglo Saxon Protestant|WASPs]] who are overly concerned with their image.

* Pizzazz from ''[[Jem]]'' fits here as well.

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