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* [[Bret Easton Ellis]]' ''[[Glamorama]]'' is about models who are so self-centered and vain that they become sociopathic terrorists.
* [[The Lord of the Rings|Sauron]], being something akin to a fallen angel, was once very beautiful, and used this trait to ensnare humanity in his plots.
* Like Sauron above, and probably a [[Shout -Out]] to him, the [[Big Bad]] Torak in the ''[[Belgariad]]'' is described as being the most beautiful of the gods, with a vanity to match.
* Lord Voldemort, [[Big Bad]] of the ''[[Harry Potter (Literature)|Harry Potter]]'' series, was almost unbelievably handsome in his youth, and used it to manipulate those around him. Later on, not so much.
* Though there are plenty of characters in [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] who are both good-looking and good people, being attractive and [[Blond Guys Are Evil|blonde]] is one of the trademarks of the Lannister clan, who are generally speaking ''not'' nice people.
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* This idea was played with on the reality show ''True Beauty'', which took a cast of good-looking people and then attempted to see if they were as good on the inside as they were on the outside by testing their kindness and morals. Some of them were, some of them... weren't.
* Most children's shows where the main characters are a [[Grotesque Gallery]].
* A classic [[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]] example from very early in the show's run is the story "[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S3 E1 Galaxy 4|Galaxy 4]]" - the Doctor and his companions find themselves trapped on a planet along with the beautiful female Drahvins and the hideous Rills.
* Any very attractive teenage girl or adult woman in a [[Lifetime Movie of the Week]].
* Played straight with Morgana and several one-off characters in ''[[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]]''.
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