As already mentioned, the film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was released in 1937. The plot is based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Snow White is considered the youngest of the princesses (by her age in the film, of course). This is a beautiful girl with jet black hair and white, delicate skin. She is the king's daughter.
The heroine’s mother, unfortunately, died, and she was raised by her stepmother, who, according to tradition, was evil, and also a witch. This woman had a mirror that said that only Snow White was the most beautiful in the world. As a result, the girl was secretly sentenced to death, miraculously escaped, and then met wonderful gnomes.
Snow White is very kind; animals from the forest always help her in her daily affairs.
Cinderella
Her first appearance occurred in the 1950 cartoon of the same name. Cinderella is one of the three oldest princesses (she is already 19). The heroine cannot boast of royal origin. She received her status thanks to a profitable match with the king’s son.
She was raised in a family with a stepmother and two stepsisters. The father cared little about the heroine’s upbringing (and he couldn’t do anything).
Fortunately, the blond beauty (even her dirty robe could not hide her charm) had a godmother who was a sorceress. Of course, the heroine was also lucky to have miniature feet.
Aurora
Aurora can be seen in the 1959 film Sleeping Beauty. It is by this last name that many people know her. The sixteen-year-old girl is a full-fledged princess - the daughter of a king and queen. The slender blonde has captivated all lovers of Charles Perrault's fairy tale. And this despite the fact that she loves to sleep!
She is perhaps one of the few whose story includes an adversary with a strong personality. The witch Maleficent even deserved her own Disney film, where the character was played by Angelina Jolie. Aurora also appeared in a couple of related projects, where she can't be ignored.
Ariel
Ariel wowed audiences with her cuteness in 1989. She is a sea maiden (i.e. a mermaid). The heroine was destined to become the youngest (seventh) daughter of the sea king. However, then she also marries the prince, so there is no need to worry about the status of a princess.
The storyteller Andresen once wrote a sad story about the Little Mermaid. Disney, after the problems with Bambi, could not afford to be judged by the audience. Thus, Ariel's story ended happily.
She appeared in the sequels as well as the animated series. By the way, this is the only princess who is not originally a real person.
Belle
You can't talk about princesses without mentioning France. Here is the seductive Mademoiselle Belle at your service! This is a well-read and simple village girl who believes in happiness.
She believed for a long time (she turned 21), but, nevertheless, she always relied on what her heart told her.
She was able to help the prince get rid of the spell, so she deservedly received the honorary title. Interestingly, among the other princesses there are no longer brown-haired women. French women have always had a talent for standing out. The Belle storyline is very popular and she appears in many projects.
Jasmine
“Arab night!
O Wonderful East!
That's right, you can also describe Princess Jasmine. She is the daughter of the Sultan of Agrabah, a magical and incredibly beautiful kingdom located among sands and oases.
Jasmine is dressed as befits an oriental beauty. She is the first non-European among the Disney princesses, moreover, she remains the only heroine of Arab origin. Being of a noble family, she fell in love with the enterprising tramp Aladdin, as viewers observed in 1992. Then the beauty showed off in the sequels, TV series and games, where she always maintained an aura of mystery.
Pocahontas
Disney decided to turn to its roots and show how princesses lived on the American continent. In 1995, a film about the adventures of Pocahontas was released. The black-haired, athletic and flexible Indian woman has not earned her nickname, which translates as “naughty,” for nothing. She is a prankster.
Pocahontas's father is the leader of a large tribe, so she is a princess. This means that she is allowed to run wherever she wants. The girl loves to be alone and feel how great nature is. Her best friends are a raccoon and a hummingbird. When the first white settlers arrived, the heroine was the first to know about it.
Mulan
Mulan is on the list of Disney princesses, apparently for the sake of quantity. At least that's what Mooney was thinking about, intending to make the most of the sale. Although it cannot be said that Mulan is not worthy of such a title.
The story, which viewers met in 1998, tells the story of the national heroine of the Chinese epic, who saved the country from the invasion of the Huns. And then the girl married a military leader who had reached great heights. And this despite the fact that he could take this post herself! Moreover, Mulan could marry the prince in the second part of her adventures. But love conquered everything.
Tiana
Tiana never even thought about becoming a princess. Black waitresses living in New Orleans rarely dream of this. The heroine worked very hard, intending to continue her father's work and open her own restaurant. Slowly but surely she walked towards achieving her goal until a frog came across her hand.
The prince of an exotic country was turned into an amphibian for personal gain. He believed that the princess's kiss would save him. At the carnival, Tiana was dressed like royalty.
Alas, then they began to jump together towards their happiness. The girl proved that she is worthy of her title.
Rapunzel
The original story of Rapunzel is told by the Brothers Grimm. Disney smoothed out some corners and the result was a children's cartoon. Childish? Yes, but not really. The 2010 film has such a rating that children should watch it only in the presence of their parents. There are jokes that little ones should not listen to alone.
Rapunzel is the daughter of kings. But as a baby, she was kidnapped by a witch to use the power of her hair. By the way, this hair is more than 21 meters long. After Aurora, the heroine is the second blonde among the Disney princesses. She chose her groom in the manner of Jasmine - a thief and a scoundrel.
Merida
It's time to head to Scotland. In 2012, the cartoon “Brave” was released. Of course, this localized title is an homage to the film of almost the same name directed by Mel Gibson. Since then, Scotland cannot be mentioned without discussing the Oscar-winning film.
The main character is Princess Merida. She is the daughter of a king, so all traditions are followed. The girl is sixteen years old and full of energy. Unruly red curls, a bow on her back and a faithful horse - she doesn’t need anything else. She messed up a little with magic, but then, of course, she corrected herself. Interestingly, Merida does not have a boyfriend. Which is nonsense for Disney princesses.
Unofficial princesses
That's it for the list of Disney princesses. It only seems so to you. In fact, the studio could not stop at eleven beautiful heroines. This is how a list of unofficial princesses arose, which consists of almost all female characters from the films that were released on screens.
There was even a video game released in which all the girls were called Princesses of Heart.
Alice
The cartoon "Alice in Wonderland" was released in 1951. The plot is based on Lewis Carroll's duology, with some changes. The girl Alice falls asleep in the garden. She is woken up by the White Rabbit running past, who is terribly late. The heroine, rushing after him, ends up in Wonderland.
There is also a game adaptation. There were even two parts. True, the films only use familiar characters. The plot moved on. And Alice, can one imagine such a thing, is playing tricks with the Mad Hatter. True, he is played by Johnny Depp. Be that as it may, the presence of this character in the list of princesses can be justified.
Ding Ding
Peter Pan was released in 1953. James Barrie's play was a great success, so the story had to be brought to the screen. Among other characters (Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Crocodile), Tinker Bell stands out. She is a small and very cute fairy who constantly tries to get the boy Pan out of problems.
However, over time, it was decided that the character was not very similar to the classic princess. But at first the magical beauty was positioned more actively. However, this does not prevent Tinkerbell from being the heroine of her own animated series.
Esmeralda
Yes, Disney got to Victor Hugo. The studio produced the animated film “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” in 1996. Everyone has heard about Quasimodo, his curse and unrequited love for the beauty. Everything about the book was dark. The picture was also not very funny, but the ending turned out to be Disney.
Esmeralda appears in the film. She is a gypsy. The girl is distinguished by that exotic beauty that usually results from a mixture of blood. Long black hair, emerald eyes - Esmeralda looks simply incomparable. Without being a princess, she has earned her place in the sales lineup.
Giselle
The film “Enchanted” was released in 2007. Actress Amy Adams, then still unknown, began her ascent to Hollywood Olympus. The fact is that the film is a combination of feature films and traditional animation.
Princess Giselle lives in her magical kingdom in peace with animals. But then she has to go into the real world.
In the kingdom, the viewer can watch the painted girl, and already in the human world, Amy Adams tries with all her might. Princess Giselle did not become the heroine of the classic franchise due to the fact that the House of Mouse is not going to just pay the actress. This is not drawn money.
Kida
Kidagakash is the heroine of the cartoon "Atlantis: The Lost World". Her companion Milo was unable to pronounce the name correctly when they first met, so the princess became Kida. The girl is the daughter of the king of Antlantis, a lost underwater country. A little later, at the end of the picture, Kida receives the title of queen.
Its non-inclusion in the official franchise is due to the new title and not very large cash collections. However, this “princess” has her fans. Which, by the way, she will outlive, because Atlanteans live for thousands of years. Kida is always ready to rush to the defense of her country, but she also often helps her friends.
Lady Marian
Shortly before his death, Walt Disney approved the production of a film based on the adventures of Robin Hood. This is a good legend, the success of which was expected. As a result, viewers received an excellent cartoon and Lady Marian.
The heroine is a fox who lives at the court of King Richard (or Prince John). It itself was not included in the official lineup, but the song performed by the maiden is always included in various releases. Despite her high upbringing, Lady Marian is ready to rush headlong towards adventure, without thinking about anything.
Nala
The Lion King was released in 1994. Whatever they say, this is one of the greatest cartoons in the history of cinema. The Oscars and Golden Globes only confirm this. Wonderful animation, soulful voices of voice actors, soundtrack and song performances - everything is perfect.
Among all this, you can forget about Nala, which is absolutely impossible to do. First of all, she is a lioness. Secondly, in fact, she is a queen. Simba, her husband, is the king of his pride and the rest of the animals. Nala made her mark with her song and participation in the promotion of related products.
Megara (Meg)
Her full name is Megara, which doesn't sound very friendly. Naturally, after all, for half of the 1997 cartoon “Hercules” she helped Hades bring his nephew from this world to the world of the dead. It didn't work out, and Meg (Americans like to shorten names) began dating the son of Zeus.
Maybe she can even be considered a princess. Be that as it may, the cartoon turned out well, and Meg sang a song in it. The products were sold, arousing audience interest. Meg carries something tragic within her. All this is hidden under the guise of mystery. It is not surprising that Hercules decided to hit on the beauty.
Elsa
The 2013 Disney cartoon Frozen gave viewers two princesses, one of whom would later become a queen. Actually, we are talking about the latter now. Elsa has an incredible gift. Ice, snow and all cold are under her direct control. This is very cool, but at the same time, dangerous.
Due to an accident when the heroine was unable to cope with her abilities, she decided to go live in the mountains. There she realized her strength, liberated herself and found peace. But then she returned to fulfill her direct duties.
Anna
Anna is Elsa's sister from Frozen. By the way, there is already talk about including both girls in the official list of Disney princesses. Of course, because they are both simply amazingly suitable for this!
Anna does not have the same abilities as Elsa. She is just a kind girl who is always ready to help her friends. The character is based on the main characters of the fairy tale “The Snow Queen” - the girl Gerda and her brother Kai. Of course, there are some characteristic Disney features.
Sofia the First
Perhaps Sofia will become a full-fledged Disney princess. You just have to give her time. After all, the girl is still just a baby. Moreover, she was not born into the royal court. The heroine was an ordinary city dweller, and helped her mother with work.
As a result, the king liked the mother, and this is how Sofia acquired her status. It was unusual for her to start a new life. It was difficult to build relationships with the king’s children from another marriage. But the heroine was helped by other Disney princesses, so everything ended well.
Moana
Moana is a child of the ocean. Her connection with the great and powerful is so strong that all the adventures shown in the 2016 cartoon are connected with it. The heroine is the personification of the inhabitants of Oceania - the Polynesians (including Hawaiians and Maoris).
Moana is the daughter of a leader, so her status is undeniable. True, she does not have a romantic line, but this, alas, is so modern. One thing is clear - we will continue to hear about the adventures of this exotic cutie. Disney never forgets those who bring him constant income.
Disney princesses are a very successful franchise. No matter what the skeptics say, girls (and boys) watch cartoons and buy related products. Undoubtedly, new characters will be added to the list, because the studio does not intend to stop. Aloha!
The free woman of the East does everything herself: she calculates the average annual cost of oil in her head, cuts her budget and selects a dress to match her necklace with emeralds. Some succeed better than others - their investments in designer shoes and outfits turn into not only fashionable, but also social success, Day.Az reports with reference to Tatler.
The second wife of the Emir of Qatar is a striker in every sense. Firstly, she is a heroine mother (she has seven children). Secondly, she is a prominent social and political figure (she is the head of the Qatar Foundation for Education and Science, UNESCO Ambassador and President of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Qatar). And finally, she has a very active fashion position: the 55-year-old beauty sets the trend for turbans even among European women and practically wholesales the outfits of the Russian designer Ulyana Sergeenko.
The beloved niece of the current king of Bahrain, Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa, regularly attends Chanel and Giambattista Valli shows. And always accompanied by his brother Abdullah - but not as a Cerberus, but as a like-minded person: he also loves fashion very much and will always tell you which outfit to wear with Charlotte Olympia shoes.
Dark-skinned Dina is married to Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Having fulfilled the mission of an eastern wife (the couple has a daughter and twin sons), the princess got into fashion: she opened a couple of boutiques in Saudi Arabia - and now there is a good reason to visit Fashion Week. For the first time, Dina presented street style bloggers with such a powerful mix of oriental beauty and western fashion that her short haircut immediately ended up in glossy editorials.
New York bloggers are delighted. The same cannot be said about the fellow countrymen of the Eastern style icon: envious people never stop hissing that Dina is too bold for a woman of the East. But what does she care about gossip: in recent years she has been permanently living in the Big Apple.
The third wife of the late Naif al-Saud (he is one of the forty-five children of the founder of the Arabian state) prefers Chanel and Louis Vuitton toilets to the veil, and wears the finest French lingerie O Caprices de Lili underneath. True, sometimes the Saudi princess forgets to pay for expensive purchases: she owes French boutiques hundreds of thousands of euros. And recently she tried to scam the Shangri-La Hotel for seven million euros, where she lived in grand style with her retinue for five whole months.
By the way, Paris has almost no hope of restoring justice: the ambassador of Saudi Arabia never tires of reminding the gendarmerie that the princess is an inviolable person, and no one needs an international scandal.
Cartoon "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", 1937. Frame: Walt Disney Productions
— In 1988, Snow White was awarded her own star on the Walk of Fame;
— Snow White is not only the first Disney princess. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first feature-length film ever made, and it started the genre;
“She was the first princess to communicate with animals that understand people;
— To achieve a natural skin color, real powder and other makeup products were applied directly to the film on which the cartoon was drawn;
— Perhaps Snow White is the youngest of all the princesses. She is only 14 years old!
Cinderella
Cartoon "Cinderella", 1950. Frame: Walt Disney Productions
— Cinderella is one of the four princesses who became a princess through marriage (like Belle, Mulan and Tiana);
— The second in line princess is the recognized “leader” of the Disney princesses, she is the most popular of them and is almost always placed in the center of photographs;
— The name “Cinderella” (“Cinderella”) comes from the French word “Cendrillon,” which translates as “dirty girl” or “girl stained with ash.”
Aurora
Cartoon "Sleeping Beauty", 1959. Frame: Walt Disney Productions
- Aurora's nickname - Wild Rose - is taken from the title of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about the golden-haired beauty;
— Throughout the film, the color of the princess’s dress constantly changes from pink to blue and back. This is the result of endless debate among the animators, who could not decide which color suited the princess best;
— In Latin, her name means “sunlight” and “dawn”;
- Aurora is the only blonde among the princesses (Rapunzel and Elsa don’t count - their hair is blond due to magic and magical powers, and Elsa is generally a queen, not a princess);
— Her eyes are purple (later the animators gave the same eyes to Meg from “ Hercules ", but she is not a princess).
Ariel
Cartoon "The Little Mermaid", 1989. Frame: Walt Disney Productions
- The only princess not born of a human;
- The second oldest princess - she is 16 years old;
— The only princess who gave birth to a child (Ariel’s daughter can be seen in the film “ The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea »);
— Ariel was the first (and for a long time the only) princess who was not the only child in the family (later the “brave” Merida appeared, who has three brothers);
- The first princess to fight a villain rather than a villain (the second was Rapunzel).
Belle
Cartoon "Beauty and the Beast", 1991. Frame: Walt Disney Productions
- She was the first princess who saved her prince from the evil spell, and not vice versa;
— A strand of hair that kept falling out of Belle’s hair made it clear that she was not perfect;
— The era of heroic, brave and independent princesses began with Belle;
— Her name translates from French as “beauty”;
— Belle is the only princess with brown eyes (Princesses Mulan and Pocahontas have black eyes, and Jasmine has dark brown eyes, and the animators claim that this is a fundamental difference).
Jasmine
Cartoon "Aladdin", 1992. Frame: Walt Disney Productions
- The first princess to marry a poor guy;
— Jasmine is the only princess who had to kiss the main villain of the film;
- The first princess who is not wearing a dress (the second was Mulan in armor);
- The only princess who is a minor character.
Pocahontas
Cartoon "Pocahontas", 1995. Frame: Walt Disney Productions
- The only princess dressed in ethnic attire;
- Only she has tattoos;
— The first princess, whose image was based not on a fairy tale, but on a real historical figure (the second was Mulan);
- According to legend, the real Pocahontas was named Matoaka, and Pocahontas was her last name.
Mulan
Cartoon "Mulan", 1998. Frame: Walt Disney Productions
- The only heroine in the line who is not a real princess;
— In the film, Mulan cuts her hair for a reason: in China, this gesture means shame and expulsion from the family;
- The only one who disguises herself as a man;
— The first princess who defeated the main villain of the film;
— Her name translates from Chinese as “blooming magnolia”;
— The only princess who kissed her betrothed only in the continuation of the story (“ Mulan 2 »).
Tiana
Cartoon "The Princess and the Frog", 2009. Frame: Walt Disney Productions
- The only princess who worked (not counting Cinderella, who was not paid for it);
- Only Tiana’s story develops in the “modern world” and in a real place - in New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th century;
— Tiana is left-handed and the only princess with dimples;
— The only princess who sings songs in a non-standard “sweet” pop version; her songs are recognizable as jazz, R&B, blues and soul;
- The only princess not wearing the standard pink or blue dress.
Rapunzel
Cartoon Frame: Walt Disney Productions
- The only one among all Disney princesses who has magical powers;
- The only green-eyed princess;
— The length of Rapunzel’s golden hair is 70 feet (more than 21 meters), there are more than 100,000 individual curls;
— The first princess who “hit” her betrothed more than once before falling in love with him.
Merida
Cartoon "Brave", 2012. Frame: Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Pictures
- During the film, Merida managed to change 22 outfits, including several dresses, cloaks, jewelry, hats and a bow and arrows;
— And I changed my hairstyle 5 more times;
- The only curly princess;
— The animated film “Brave” is the only animated film by the Pixar animation studio in which the main character is a woman.
And now you probably thought that now you know everything about the charming princesses? Not so!
Let's remember the weekend outfits of Cinderella, Belle and Tiana:
- 1 of 3
- 2 of 3 Promo: Walt Disney Productions
- 3 of 3 Promo: Walt Disney Productions
Don't you notice? Well, of course! Each wears opera gloves. But before you think this is no big deal, let me remind you of something. Cinderella was the first non-royal girl to become a princess after marriage. Just like Belle. And Tiana!
So if Disney plans another princess movie, you can immediately determine which princess it will be.
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