History Main / ObliviouslyBeautiful

* Country singer SammyKershaw had a song called "She Don't Know She's Beautiful." The song's subject walks down the street and goes to a party and is baffled each time with the stares she attracts.

* ''Series/TheMunsters'': Marilyn Munster, as a consequence of believing her family's standards of beauty.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' episode "The Good Buck" Luanne starts a Bible study class at a swimming pool. She thinks that she's reaching out her students, all male. In reality, they just want to see her in a bikini (and enjoy the hugs she gives when you demonstrate "progress").

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Fluttershy. (Or, at least, to the extent that she knows this she'd rather forget, because she [[ShrinkingViolet REALLY]] doesn't like attention.) In one episode, a fashion photographer asks her to model for him, and she detests the ensuing social pressure and lack of privacy.

* Belle from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' is so preoccupied reading books she doesn't even realize she's considered the most beautiful girl in town.

* Melody from ''Film/JosieAndThePussycats''. Not so much in the movie, where the car crash happened because of the sign that said "Honk if you love pussy[[spoiler:cats]]," rather than due to her figure.

* Literature/HonorHarrington spent many years stuck in an extremely awkward adolescence which came to define her self-image even though she's pretty much grown out of it by the time the books begin. She doesn't really begin to take note of her own personal beauty until the third book, which incidentally is after she's had half her face blown off and rebuilt.

* The song ''What Makes You Beautiful''
-->You're turning heads when you walk through the door... Everyone else in the room can see it Everyone else but you...You don't know you're beautiful
-->Oh oh That's what makes you beautiful.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Fluttershy. Or, at least, to the extent that she knows this she'd rather forget, because she REALLY doesn't like attention.

Regardless, a character who fits this trope is portrayed as starlingly attractive in - universe, and yet they seem to be completely unaware that others find them so.

* In ''LiarLiar'', Jim Carrey's character gets a beating when he informs a woman the reason people treat her so nicely is because of her large breasts, something she apparently never considered.
* Melody from ''JosieandthePussycats''. Not so much in the movie, where the car crash happened because of the sign that said "Honk if you love pussy[[spoiler:cats]]," rather than due to her figure.

* In the KingOfTheHill episode "The Good Buck" luanne starts a Bible study class at a swimming pool. She thinks that she's reaching out her students, all male; in reality, they just want to see her in a bikini (and enjoy the hugs she gives when you demonstrate "progress").
* Played straight and later averted in the WesternAnimation/SouthPark episode "Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society". For most of the episode Bebe can't seem to figure out why all the boys in her class suddenly find her cool and smart and want to hang out with her. When she finds out [[BuxomIsBetter it's because of her breasts]] she tries to get them reduced so they'll take her more seriously.
* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Fluttershy. Or, at least, to the extent that she knows this she'd rather forget, because she REALLY doesn't like attention.
%%* Bebe in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' -- and the boys who are going crazy over her are also ignorant of why. Only Wendy Testaburger seems to know what's going on.
%%-->'''Bebe's Mom:''' Oh, women in our family are always told we are smart and wonderful!
%%-->'''Bebe:''' Mom, what's 6 times 8?
%%-->'''Bebe's Mom:''' Oh, sweetie, [[DumbBlonde those are completely different numbers]]!
%%* An episode of ''{{Duckman}}'' has Duckman and Cornfed keeping watch over a pair of twins who have enormous breasts twice as big as their heads, they are completely ignorant as to why men are always staring at them.

* Culture: the character is from a culture that doesn't regard them as exceptionally beautiful. For example, an inexperienced shapeshifter who chose their form to blend in may wonder if people are becoming suspicious.
* Lack of Intellect: In comedies, these characters are sometimes portrayed as simply being mindbogglingly unintelligent.

* ''Fanfic/TheGameOfTheGods'' presents an exaggerated example with Deirdre, the bastard daughter of Lúthien and Mandos from ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. Her mother Lúthien had been WorldsMostBeautifulWoman, and her father Mandos is a PhysicalGod, so Deirdre's beauty is off the scale. Yet she ignores the incredibly obvious reactions.

Deirdre did not notice the adulation; she was too modest for such things."'''

--> She went walking through the camp like a fallen star, and all around her Elves and Men bowed and gave way. Some who had never yet stopped marveling at the risen star of Eärendil turned to her, looked on her beauty, and began to weep, casting themselves to their knees, marveling that Eru himself in female form had descended from the heavens. \\

Deirdre did not notice the adulation; she was too modest for such things.

SuperTrope to IAmNotPretty where an attractive character thinks they're ugly.

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* In ''LiarLiar'', Jim Carrey's character gets a beating when he informs a woman the reason people treat her so nicely is because of her large breasts, something she apparently never considered.

* HonorHarrington spent many years stuck in an extremely awkward adolescence which came to define her self-image even though she's pretty much grown out of it by the time the books begin. She doesn't really begin to take note of her own personal beauty until the third book, which incidentally is after she's had half her face blown off and rebuilt.

* ''Fanfic/TheGameOfTheGods'' presents an exaggerated example with Deirdre, the bastard daughter of Lúthien and Mandos from ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. Her mother Lúthien had been WorldsMostBeautifulWoman, and her father Mandos is a PhysicalGod, so Deirdre's beauty is off the scale. Yet she ignores the incredibly obvious reactions to her appearance.

A character who for some reason does not seem to realize how attractive they are. Despite [[HelloNurse all the attention their good looks bring them]], they will either not notice it or interpret it as anything over than the fact that they're really good looking.

* ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'': Kosaka Shigure. Not only doesn't seem to care about her rather large chest, but [[http://www.mangareader.net/337-23611-3/historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi/chapter-105.html she doesn't even consider them to be big]].
* Hadzuki from ''KoeDeOshigoto'' never realized [[MyEyesAreUpHere boys weren't looking at her face]] until she was explicitly told so.
* Sheila from ''Manga/HekikaiNoAiON'' has very big breasts and doesn't understand why Tatsuya is looking away [[ItMakesSenseInContext while she's bare chested]].

* Hadzuki from ''KoeDeOshigoto!'' never realized [[MyEyesAreUpHere boys weren't looking at her face]] until she was explicitly told so.

%%* ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'': Kosaka Shigure: Not only doesn't seem to care about her rather large chest, but [[http://www.mangareader.net/337-23611-3/historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi/chapter-105.html she doesn't even consider them to be big]].
%%* Hadzuki from ''KoeDeOshigoto!'' never realized [[MyEyesAreUpHere boys weren't looking at her face]] until she was explicitly told so.
%%* Sheila from ''Manga/HekikaiNoAiON'' has very big breasts and doesn't understand why Tatsuya is looking away [[ItMakesSenseInContext while she's bare chested]].

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* [[GeniusDitz Orihime]] [[TheChick Inoue]] from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' mostly falls under this.
* ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'': Kosaka Shigure: Not only doesn't seem to care about her rather large chest, but [[http://www.mangareader.net/337-23611-3/historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi/chapter-105.html she doesn't even consider them to be big]].
* Hadzuki from ''KoeDeOshigoto!'' never realized [[MyEyesAreUpHere boys weren't looking at her face]] until she was explicitly told so.
* Sheila from ''Manga/HekikaiNoAiON'' has very big breasts and doesn't understand why Tatsuya is looking away [[ItMakesSenseInContext while she's bare chested]].

* PowerGirl has fallen into this category on occasion, mostly for the purposes of comic relief. Most of the time, she falls into one of the other categories.
* WonderWoman, similarly, has on occasion not registered that her physique is, er, outstanding.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'''s Sacharissa Cripslock veers between this and indifference.

* [[MeaningfulName Didi]] from ''MenageA3'' is extremely well-endowed, but doesn't seem to notice her effect on people.
* In ''MoonCrest24'', Dory's breasts are quite large. The only recognition they've gotten so far is Derek thinking they're too big and Dwayne getting a graceful nosebleed and having an urge to "suck them dry". Dory however, seems to ignore the effect her breasts have on people.

* Bebe in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' -- and the boys who are going crazy over her are also ignorant of why. Only Wendy Testaburger seems to know what's going on.
-->'''Bebe's Mom:''' Oh, women in our family are always told we are smart and wonderful!
-->'''Bebe:''' Mom, what's 6 times 8?
-->'''Bebe's Mom:''' Oh, sweetie, [[DumbBlonde those are completely different numbers]]!
* An episode of ''{{Duckman}}'' has Duckman and Cornfed keeping watch over a pair of twins who have enormous breasts twice as big as their heads, they are completely ignorant as to why men are always staring at them.

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* Melody from ''ComicBook/JosieAndThePussyCats'' is [[BrainlessBeauty very beautiful but not very smart]]. she often times [[http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4607/tumblrmh9o0rqrkh1qdrc42.jpg misinterprets the reason why men are interested in her.]]

* Remedios the Beauty from ''OneHundredYearsOfSolitude'' is so beautiful that [[SoBeautifulItsACurse men get themselves killed over their lust for her]]. Due to her [[WomanChild childlike mentality]] she has no idea of the effect she has on men and [[HypocriticalHumor qualifies them as simple and dumb]].

* Tawneee of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' book ''Discworld/{{Thud}}'' is an exotic dancer in the Pink Pussycat Club who does not consider herself attractive because she's never been asked out by a man. Turns out this is because every man who's ever even considered asking inevitably concluded she's too grand for the likes of him and backed down. Only someone for whom rejection is no big deal (such as [[{{Gonk}} Nobby Nobbs]]) would try to make a move on her.