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[[File:Charlotte 03 3412.jpg|link=The Princess and the Frog|frame|Now they can both be princesses!]]

 

{{quote|''She is literally the Polaroid of perfection''

''And she'll give it to you in a second''

''Looks can deceive,''

 

So you've got lots of money, you've [[Daddy's Girl|got daddy wrapped around your finger]], and you're prettier than everyone you know. You've got all you need to assert your superiority and walk all over the little people in your midst, knowing that you're better than anyone else and if you get into real trouble, [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|daddy's money]] will get you out of it, right?

 

She might become somewhat of an [[Uncle Pennybags|Aunt Pennybags]] when grown up. Also, if the '''Spoiled Sweet''' character loses her money and position, she'll be a [[Fallen Princess]].

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* Sketcher's brought us the spokes-cartoon-girl for Twinkle Toes shoes.

 

* Chiyo from ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' is insanely rich, with a huge estate. She's also a preteen genius, going to high school when she's ten. Still, she's as [[Cheerful Child|sweet and cute as they come]].

** More specifically, one of the main things keeping her away from [[Insufferable Genius]] territory is that both she and her classmates are fully aware that she's a ''ten-year-old'' in high school, and thus more than a bit naive about "mature" things, like sex and sexuality. (See the infamous "Drunk Nyamo" scene for reference.) Not to mention the physical limitations of being a ten-year-old, especially when it comes to phys. ed.

* Princess Amelia from ''[[Slayers]]'' is this to a certain extent, but it's made pretty clear that she wasn't spoiled, given that she [[Modest Royalty|actually enjoys adventuring]] and helping others. It also helps that she's a skilled sorceress, and her prince father is [[Badass Normal|an accomplished fighter himself.]] [[Averted Trope|On the other end of the scale]] is [[Guest Star Party Member]] Martina, a [[Princess in Rags]].

** A subversion is {{spoiler|Princess Gracia/Naga the Serpent, Amelia's older sister. While she shares Amelia's penchant for adventure and will help others, she's also [[Holier Than Thou|haughty]], [[Bottle Fairy|a drunkard,]] brands herself as superior due to her status (which most don't know about because of her given moniker), tries to garner fame without the effort (unless the situation is dire), and it's mentioned in the novel adaptations that she frequently asks for money from her and Amelia's father.}}

** She definitely lacks the [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]] part though: she manages to be at ease anywhere, and to know every (non-magic) thing that's going on.

** Also Li Meiling, once you go through her [[Spoiled Brat]] facade.

** Beyond that, what few shots have been shown of the Hyuuga estate indicate a rather spartan existence with an emphasis on skill and strength over possessions.

* Princess Fala, from the really adult-oriented robot anime, ''[[GoLion]]''.

** It actually depends on the continuity. He plays it straight in the manga, but in the anime he's seen once or twice holding part-time jobs, and while his apartment is rather nice it's also very simple. On the other hand, he's also seen driving a really nice sports car and motorcycle in turns. So maybe he just has a large trust fund and [[Wild Mass Guessing|lives off the interest while supplementing his income with part-time work]] and splurging on a nice set of wheels.

* Konoka Konoe from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]!''

** Ayaka Yukihiro seems to be a [[Rich Bitch]], but later we see that it's more of a [[Jerkass Facade]].

* Garma Zabi from ''Mobile Suit Gundam 0079'' had a privileged life, but cared about common civilians from the Earth Federation as well as preserving the environment that belonged to them.

* The [[Moe|adorable]] Louise Halevy from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' was somewhat of a [[Spoiled Brat]] but still a [[Daddy's Girl|Momma's Girl]]. She also genuinely tried to endear herself to her middle-class boyfriend Saji's family, though it didn't fully work. This was before...[[It Got Worse|guess what?]]

* [[The Ojou|Platinum Berlitz]] from ''[[Pokémon Special]]''. Daughter of Sinnoh's richest family, she initially insists on staying at high-class hotels and refuses to give her true name to those she considers commoners. However, she is genuinely interested in learning and trying out new things first hand, and eventually warms up to Diamond and Pearl.

* Nozomi from ''Chance Pop Session''.

* Siegfried from ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]''. He's both a wealthy Heir and a famous composer, but he is humble and absolutely loyal to his friends. Niijima mentions that Siegfried is personally funding the Shinpaku Alliance with profits from the Opera he wrote about them.

* Tsumugi "Mugi-chan" Kotobuki in ''[[K-On!]]''. Her family owns the music instrument business that the group regularly shops from, a yacht, and at least '''three''' summer homes, with the two smallest ones being immense and gorgeous. In spite of this, she's very kind-hearted, always serving tea and cake every day when they meet and gets them huge discounts from the music store. She's shown several times to be eager to feel part of the group such as mixing her fries with the others at a fast food restaurant (a sign of acceptance in Japanese culture) or asking Ritsu to hit her (she felt that the physical altercations Ritsu had with Mio was a sign of their closeness). She's also eager to try out the places of "the common man", like fast food or the local hardware store.

* {{spoiler|Mika Harima}} from ''[[Durarara!!]]''. She's said to be from a very rich family, but wasn't particularly spoiled or petty, since she befriended {{spoiler|Anri Sonohara}} during middle school, who was bullied often and had no other friends besides her at that point. {{spoiler|Later, however, the girl [[Yandere|went completely bonkers]] for Seiji Yagiri...}}

* Vivi from ''[[One Piece]]'' is a princess, yet she is probably one of the most selfless people in the series.

** Kaya also fits this trope like a glove.

** We can also add Princess Shirahoshi, who may not know a lot about the outside world, but is very kind to those she meets and is willing to sacrifice herself to protect her subjects.

* Madoka Ayukawa from ''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]'' is the daughter of two classical musicians and lives in a [[Big Fancy House]], but she's also a tomboyish [[Tsundere]] who is fiercely loyal and protective of her friends.

* Rukia Kuchiki from ''[[Bleach]]''. Her [[Rags to Riches]] story has left her the apple of the eye of one of the most powerful aristocrats in the whole of Soul Society. It hasn't stopped her from being down-to-earth, gentle or kind, however.

* Nogizaka Haruka of ''[[Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu]]'' is unbelievably wealthy but still loves anime and gets a very average low class boyfriend. She's also the sweetest person in the series.

 

* Cornelia from the comic version of ''[[W.I.T.C.H.|WITCH]]'' is one of these, though in the cartoon version she's just a [[Alpha Bitch]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|With A Heart Of Gold]].

* Egyptian Princess Theti-Cherie from the Belgian comic ''Papyrus''.

* [[Spider-Man|The Amazing Spider-Man's]] Gwendolyne "Gwen" Stacy started out this way. She came from an upper-class background, her father Captain George Stacy, perhaps the most respected citizen ever seen in the series, belonged to the same gentlemen's club as millionaires J. Jonah Jameson and Norman Osborn (whose son was Gwen's high school boyfriend), but that did not prevent her from becoming very close to Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, both of whom came from a lower social stratum. In her earliest appearances Gwen even sometimes displayed a [[Rich Bitch|nasty streak]] (she got into a quarrel with Aunt May, blaming her for "holding Peter back" through her protectiveness), later she gradually morphed into a fullblown [[Princess Classic|paragon of nice.]].

* The [[Marvel Adventures]] version of Janet van Dyne is the only incarnation to be this from the very start. As we eventually find out, her father owns a major system of laboratories and a tech company to rival Stark Industries, but she's more comfortable with playing video games with Spidey, helping orphans in Africa, and taking out space threats with the Avengers than going to high society parties, and even went masked for the first dozen or so issues because she thought being publicly known as a superhero (something her other-dimension counterparts have never had a problem with) would get in the way of her being able to actively do good.

 

 

* Pictured above: When first introduced, Charlotte "Lottie" LaBouff of ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'' is shown to have her dad's wealth and influence as the un-crowned king of New Orleans completely under her thumb, and she gets ''anything'' she wants. She is a ditz with an obsession with becoming a Princess, but she is a remarkably sweet ditz and is Tiana's best friend. Early in the film she is throwing a lavish masquerade ball to snare the visiting Prince Naveen and hires Tiana to cook her delicious signature treats to help, since "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach." However, when Tiana ended up crashing into the table of treats and knocks them to the ground, Charlotte, rather than get annoyed at Tiana or demand that she bake a new batch, instantly realised it was a total accident, took her upstairs and got her cleaned up by lending her some of her (Charlotte's) own clothing. Before that, she was helping Tiana buy her resturaunt by hiring her for the party without haggling the prices of the food. Charlotte's dream is to marry a prince, but she wants Tiana to have ''her'' dream, too, so she kisses Naveen the Frog Prince to turn him and Tia human, even if he will not marry her. {{spoiler|Her kiss ultimately fails to turn him human again, but she didn't know that at first.}}

* In ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'', by the third move Anastasia becomes Spoiled Sweet, or maybe a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]. The third movie shows her to be not ''quite'' the [[Alpha Bitch]] in the first movie, not only did she apologize and say "I didn't mean that!" when she [[Taken for Granite|accidentally petrified the Fairy Godmother]], but gave up her chance to marry Prince Charming because she didn't want to marry him if he didn't love her. And in the second, which gives the story its conclusion, {{spoiler|the circle comes to an end as Anastasia falls for a commoner (the local baker boy and [[Big Beautiful Man]], Dimitri), finally [[Calling the Old Man Out|confronts Lady Tremaine in her bullcrap]], gets to marry the man she loves ''and'' fully reconciles herself with Cindy and the Prince.}}

* Jenny in ''[[Oliver and Company]]''. She had only a butler and a remarkably spoiled show-poodle for company on her birthday. Her wealth is obvious and it's clear she can have almost anything she wants, but what she really wants is a loveable companion.

* Maid Marian from ''[[Robin Hood (Disney film)|Robin Hood]]''. She is part of Prince John's household and his niece, but she is one of the nicest characters in the movie.

* [[Eddie Murphy|Prince Hakeem]] of Zamunda in ''[[Coming to America]]''. Just because he's the absurdly wealthy heir to the throne doesn't mean he's a jerk. Contrast to his condescending father and opportunistic aide.

* Patty Simcox in ''[[Grease]]'' is annoyingly this (with just a touch of the [[Alpha Bitch]]).

* Played with in ''[[Snow White: A Tale of Terror|Snow White a Tale of Terror]]''. Lilli is nice to the servants but treats her stepmother very badly.

 

* Emma from [[Jane Austen]]'s ''[[Emma]]'', on which ''[[Clueless]]'' is based. Emma is on the edge of this trope, just nice enough to avoid being a [[Rich Bitch]] though she does have plenty of bitchy moments. At her worst, though, she's a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]; whatever else can be said of her, she usually ''means'' well.

** While we're on the subject of Jane Austen, there's Georgiana Darcy from ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''. Compare her (and to a lesser extent, her brother) to the rest of the family, and you find yourself wondering how they turned out so well...

* Jennifer from ''[[Avalon High]]''. She initially comes across as the [[Alpha Bitch]] (a beautiful blonde cheerleader who is cheating on her boyfriend with his best friend) but is actually very nice. In the manga sequel she has pretty much become Ellie's best friend.

** As often as [[Meg Cabot]] uses the [[Alpha Bitch]] trope, it's only natural a few sweets fall into place. In addition to Jennifer we get Lucy from ''All-American Girl'' and Lulu from ''Airhead''.

* Ned Maddstone from The Stars' Tennis Balls by [[Stephen Fry]], [[Spear Counterpart]] male version, he's the head boy at Harrow School captain of the cricket team and dates a hot waitress... but is incredibly self-deprecating and kind hearted and without even thinking about it agrees to keep secret that one of the boys at the school is working class ... this sort of behaviour naturally makes other character's hate him for what they see as showing off (their actually just resentfully towards him for being a better person then them).

* Sandrilene fa Toren of the [[Circle of Magic]] books is the most wealthy heiress in the Namorn empire, closely related to royalty in two countries, had rich parents who travelled around the world with her having fun all the time, and yet readily befriends those of lower social status, is determined to think well of them, and has such a sense of noblesse oblige that {{spoiler|Empress Berenene plays off it in order to keep her from leaving the country out of loyalty to the tenants who work on her lands}}. Of course, she also has a few [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]] moments, but they all stem from wanting to do the right thing. Even her foster-sister remarks that she has "too good a heart".

* Lila Fowler in some of the [[Sweet Valley]] books. However with so many ghostwriters the characterisation does vary from book to book.

* Kismine Washington from [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s novella "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" is this trope meets [[Conditioned to Accept Horror]]. Her [[The Ingenue|utter innocence and guilelessness]] makes the story all the scarier.

 

* Rachel Green from ''[[Friends]]'' is this - her parents are willing to bail her out any time she messes up, but she so badly wants to make it on her own. She finds it really hard to break out of her [[Gilded Cage]] at first, being so attatched to her credit cards, and has a tendency to mess up tasks that most people do easily (one of her more infamous instances being the [[It Tastes Like Feet|Shepherd's Trifle Incident]]), but eventually she adjusts to having a normal life.

* Kaori, the [[Choujin Sentai Jetman|White Swan]], seems to be a highly pampered [[Rich Bitch]], but she has a good heart... espescially when it comes to [[The Hero]], Ryu.

* Serena van der Woodsen on ''[[Gossip Girl]]''.

* Lady Sybil Crawley on ''[[Downton Abbey]]''. Born into tremendous wealth, clearly [[Daddy's Girl|the apple of the earl's eye]], and the favorite of her formidable older sister, Sybil never has a mean word for anyone, is interested in social justice and women's rights, and spends half the season helping one of the housemaids try to land her dream job.

'''Sybil:''' That's about the size of it. }}

* Even though Kelly and Donna from [[Beverly Hills, 90210]] were both spoiled rich kids (and maybe somewhat shallow), neither one of them really had any [[Alpha Bitch]] qualities.

* Alexis [[Castle]] is this despite her father being a bestselling novelist who also often acts like a [[Man Child]]. This is also with a grandmother who is an overly dramatic former actress and a mother who is rather impulsive and irresponsible. It is arguable that she is actually the most mature member of her family.

* London Tipton from [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]] used to be this<ref>eg. feeding the hungry during Christmas</ref> when she was a little girl before her [[Freudian Excuse|father's constant disappointments]] caused her to grow into a [[Spoiled Brat]].

 

== [[Oral Tradition]] ==

* [[Older Than Print]]: Kaguya-hime, the Shining Princess from the 8th or 9th-century Japanese [[Fairy Tale]] of the same name (or "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter"). Despite her adoptive parents lavishing their newfound wealth on her, [[Yamato Nadeshiko|she remains sweet and kind]], and even though she demands impossible things of her suitors, it turns out she has a very good reason for wanting them to fail: {{spoiler|She has to come back to the Moon when she's older, so she cannot have any real emotional bounds with Earthians other than those with her parents}}.

 

* Glinda in ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]'' grows into this due to some critical [[Character Development]].

* Kendra in ''[[13 (Theatre)|13]]''. Instead her best friend Lucy is the [[Alpha Bitch]].

* [[Cyrano De Bergerac]]: Subverted by Roxane because she is the daughter of a minor noble and an [[Impoverished Patrician]] herself, but her sophistication and beauty compensates her poverty. Being [[The Ingenue]], she is spoiled by his suitors trying to make reality [[Daydream Believer|her absurd fantasies]] about being a [[Romance Novel]] heroine, but she’s a loyal friend of all the [[Cool Loser|Gascon cadets]] as is showed at Act IV.

 

* Sarina (and [[Mafia Princess|Midori]]) in ''[[Kirakira|Kira Kira]]'', though the latter is far from shallow and the former has her problems, too.

** Also, Priscilla of Carleon and Louise the Lady of Violets from ''[[Fire Emblem]]: [[Fire Emblem Elibe|The Blazing Sword]]'', though in Louise's case [[Rags to Riches|she was actually a peasant girl who married into a VERY noble clan.]]

** That makes her ''husband'', Lord Pent, a male example. He could've had ''any'' rich and noble girl as his wife or mistress, but he chose the lady who said, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|"I can't sing and dance and I'm not the most noble, sir, but if you need my help, count on my archery skills!"]]

* Mihara Shiki in ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]] Girl's Side'' is wealthy, gorgeous, and an incredibly talented and famous artist, and well aware of it, with an ego that can fill a whole room. For all that he has absolutely no modesty, however, he's rarely ever condescending towards others and is happy to shower affection on the heroine without reservation, moreso than any other potential boyfriend in the game.

 

* Beatrice Whaley in ''[[The Dreamer]]''.

* [http://www.tnemrot.com/?p=49 Mia] from [[Domain Tnemrot]]

* Feferi from [[Homestuck]]. She's the heir apparent to a violent intergalactic civilization, and her [[Raised by Wolves|lusus]] is a telepathic [[Eldritch Abomination]] that's bigger than most cities. Her hobbies include swimming, chatting with friends and [[Pet the Dog|nursing injured cuttlefish back to health.]]

 

* Lo from ''[[Stoked]]'' is also one of these, having formed a fast friendship with Emma and even diving into the garbage to help her earn the chance to surf in the seniors' secret surf spot... at least in the first season.

* Courtney Gripling from ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'' came off as this from time to time. It was usually Courtney's friend Miranda who egged her on toward more [[Alpha Bitch]]-like deeds.

** Not just "from time to time." Since the pilot episode, it has been shown that Courtney is actually a very friendly, nice person, and can be pretty quick to include the "unpopular" girls in whatever she's doing at the time. Though she's a self-proclaimed "snob," she's actually very sweet.

* Princess Ilana of ''[[Sym-Bionic Titan]]'' thinks about the needs of others, whether it's the people of her home world or her fellow students on Earth.

* Minotoro from ''[[Mucha Lucha]]''

** Daphne is also depicted this way in ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated]]''.

* Rhonda from ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' fell into this now and again, even though it had to be activated by feelings of guilt most of the time.

* ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' has Asami Sato. Despite her wealthy background, she is very polite and generous, allowing Mako and Bolin to stay at her mansion when {{spoiler|the Pro-Bending arena is closed following the Equalist attack}}. Ultimately, Asami {{spoiler|actually sides against her father, who is working with the Equalists, because she wants to do the right thing}}.

 

* Many actresses like [[Emily Osment]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Hilary Duff]], and [[Brenda Song]] are subject to this trope.

* [[Britney Spears]]: whether it's despite or because of her fame and fortune, she always comes off as nice, sweet, down to earth and giving to her fans (albeit a notoriously bad tipper in restaurants). Even her detractors don't seem to consider her a bad person, so much as [[Break the Cutie|someone who keeps getting in over her head.]] Jamie Lynn Spears also fits this trope.

* Lady Di is a weird example, considering that while she ''did'' help many people in distress, she could be a ''really'' nasty [[Manipulative Bitch]] in private life, and might have been a bit of a [[Gold Digger]] in the beginning. See her entry in [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]].

** Her daughter [[Marie Antoinette]] was a more straight example, according to some interpretations. The "let them eat cake" line [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|was never hers]], and she was more sheltered and naive than bitchy.

*** Even if she had said it, the line indicates sheltering more than unconcern. Someone who really could afford cake whenever and hadn't been educated on the subject really might consider buying untaxed cake an obvious alternative to over-taxed bread.

 

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