Perfect Princess by Meg Cabot Page B

princess. Still, you have to give her props for having her own car at a time when most people in America were still driving horses and buggies.
Mulan
Listed by Disney as one of their many princesses, Mulan is, in fact, a commoner, and remained one even after marriage, since that hot soldier dude she marries isn’t royal, either. Sorry.
Sara Crewe of A Little Princess
She acts with the nobility and grace of a royal, but Sara Crewe never actually became a princess through the whole of the Frances Hodgson Burnett book about her. Still very much worth reading, though.
Smurfette
Even though Smurfette was the only female Smurf in the kingdom, she was not its princess. Smurfs appeared to have formed an early democratic society, over which Papa Smurf, in all of his wisdom, presided.
Grandmère’s sisters, Tante Simone and Tante Jean-Marie
Much as they might like us to believe the contrary, Grandmère’s sisters are not actually princesses. They are in fact distant cousins—as is Grandmère—to the royal family of Monaco. However, they certainly act like princesses, particularly in the whining category.
Strawberry Shortcake
Not a princess. Okay?
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VIII.
    A Note from
Her Royal Highness Princess Mia
    There are any number of people in this world who, through some trick of fate, ended up not being princesses, when, by rights, they really should have been. If we could elect our princesses, instead of them having to be born or marry into the title, I would nominate the following women, for their joie de vivre, their chutzpah, and their generally princesslike behavior.
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Gwen Stefani
For writing the song “I’m Just a Girl,” which so plaintively points out the pitfalls of being born female in American society today, and for being such a good role model to aspiring teen rockers everywhere, and also for looking so pretty at her wedding.
Elizabeth Taylor
For her work on behalf of people living with AIDS—not to mention her excellent work in the film National Velvet—Elizabeth Taylor truly deserves to be an HRH.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
She kills vampires. Need I say more? Okay, well, she guarded the Hellmouth in Sunnydale, CA, keeping the world from apocalypse, totally sacrificing any hope of a social life. Once she even had to kill her own boyfriend because he’d turned evil and was going to unleash hell on earth. If that is not worthy of princessdom, I don’t know what is.
Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews isn’t a princess, although she has played them in movies (well, okay, a queen anyway). She’s entertained us for many years with her portrayals of magical nannies, musical governesses, and cockney flower sellers. Ever gracious and good-humored, Ms. Andrews truly deserves to be addressed as Her Royal Highness. We already know she looks good in a crown.
Lisa Simpson
The voice of reason in the Simpson family, Lisa is the smartest second grader on the planet. Maybe she isn’t the most popular girl in her school, but she is definitely who I’d want to be trapped on a desert island with, because she’d figure out a way to get off in no time. Plus she loves animals and the environment—perfect princess material! And with her spiky hair, it already looks like she’s got a built-in tiara anyway.

 
 
Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls—Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles—were made by accident in a laboratory. On the outside they look like ordinary little girls, but inside, they have special powers that give them superhuman strength and enable them to fly. They use their powers for good, not evil, and should be named honorary princesses, if anyone should.
Lara Croft
Um, hello, the whole bungee-cord thing. Not to mention her accent. Come on. This is prime princess stuff.
Chelsea Clinton
She grew up in the White House; was First Daughter throughout her formative teen years; never got arrested or made any other embarrassing social gaffes; never