History Main / SouthernBelle

* ''Anime/TurnAGundam'': Lily Borjarno is a lady from Lousana ([[DividedStatesOfAmerica post-apocalyptic Dixie]]) that wears the archetypical regalia, including a frilly dress, big hat, and decorative parasol. In the series' FeudalFuture, she's not just an heiress but a PoliticallyActivePrincess and Lord Guin Sard Rhineford's self-declared fiancee, through which Lousana and Inglessa (New English) unite against the Moonrace invasion. Lily is generally friendly and well-meaning, but also a wily negotiator with has a capricious and petty side, one episode basically being her plan to humiliate Kihel for imagined advanced on Guin.

%% * The same goes for [[AlphaBitch Ranamon]] in ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''.
%% * Kiel Heim & Lilly Borjarnon from ''Anime/TurnAGundam'' appear to have been designed after this archetype.
* In one episode of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', James returns home to his blue-blooded family, who promptly inform him of his [[ArrangedMarriage engagement]] to a woman named Jessebelle, who turned out to be one of the reasons that led James to run away from home in the first place. She speaks with a Southern accent in the English dub and is a typical RichBitch with a vain, domineering personality, firmly making her a Mauvaise Belle.

''Modern'' Southern Belles are an entirely different creature; the term is used to describe a woman from the DeepSouth in a non-Southern setting who's proud of her heritage, and usually has a sweet nature but a feisty temper. Her Southern accent and sensibilities may mark her as a CountryMouse to those not close to her, but it gives her a unique charm, and [[SouthernFriedGenius she may very well be academically smart and resourceful]] even if others underestimate her. And she'll probably be wearing a [[MsFanservice crop top and short shorts]] rather than a flouncy maxi-dress.

** ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'': Blanche is a Southern Belle in the 20th century, a fading relic of a bygone age. She is living in a world that doesn't really exist anymore and her ideals are hopelessly out of date. She has to deal with the loss of their mansion house Belle Reve in the South, having no money or prospects. She lives off Stanley as a guest at her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley but expects to be waited on and treated like a queen. She's constantly flirting with every man around, pursues young men and boys even, and keeps fishing for compliments. She looks down on (third-or-second-generation) immigrants and treats Stanley as if he were a primitive. She's insufferable but her fate is absolutely tragic.

* ''ComicBook/XMen'': Rogue in the hands of Creator/ChrisClaremont was originally supposed to be of lower-class and a tomboy, and her youth on the Mississippi made her more similar to [[Literature/AdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn Huckleberry Finn]] than anything. Later in the story she only dreams of being a Scarlett O'Hara-type belle, while in her everyday life she wears unladylike, sometimes masculine clothes and leads the life of a superhero. As time went on and writers changed hands, she became considerably more feminine in presentation, though her Southern-ness remains one of her defining traits. In some adaptations, such as ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'', she retains her Southern origins (and accent), while in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' she's made more generically American as she was played by Canadian Creator/AnnaPaquin.

** ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'': Blanche is a Southern Belle in the 20th century, a fading relic of a bygone age. She is living in a world that doesn't really exist anymore and her ideals are hopelessly out of date. She has to deal with the loss of their mansion house Belle Reve in the South, having no money or prospects. She lives off Stanley as a guest at her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley but expects to be waited on and treated like queen. She's constantly flirting with every man around, pursues young men and boys even, and keeps fishing for compliments. She looks down on (third-or-second-generation) immigrants and treats Stanley as if he were a primitive. She's insufferable but her fate is absolutely tragic.

%% * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'':

In RealLife, they sometimes go by (according to Website/TheOtherWiki) "Ya Ya Sisters", "Sweet Potato Queens", and "[[FunWithAcronyms GRITS (Girls Raised In The South)]]". [[note]]For people who don't get that one, grits is a popular porridge-like hot cereal/side dish made from maize that's particularly associated with the American South. Europeans in particular should think of thin polenta.[[/note]] Another nickname is "Georgia Peach" for examples specifically from Georgia.

''Modern'' Southern Belles are an entirely different creature; the term is used to describe a woman from the DeepSouth in a non-Southern setting who's proud of her heritage, and usually has a sweet nature but a feisty temper. Her Southern accent and sensibilities may mark her as a CountryMouse to those not close to her, but it gives her a unique charm, and [[SouthernFriedGenius she may very well be academically smart and resourceful]] even if others underestimate her. And she'll probably be wearing a [[MsFansevice crop top and short shorts]] rather than a flouncy maxi-dress.

''Modern'' Southern Belles are an entirely different creature; the term is used to describe a woman from the DeepSouth in a non-Southern setting who's proud of her heritage, and usually has a sweet nature but a feisty temper. Her Southern accent and sensibilities may mark her as a CountryMouse to those not close to her, but it gives her a unique charm, and [[SouthernFriedGenius she may very well be academically smart and resourceful]] even if others underestimate her.

* Charlotte Bishop in [[http://lostcausewebcomic.com/ Lost Cause]]. Born in southern Missouri, Charlie looks the part. Like any Southern Belle, she wears elaborate outfits, has a white plantation house, speaks with a lilting accent and is wealthy.

* One of Creator/TexAvery's [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons MGM cartoons,]] "Uncle Tom's Cabana" featured his character Red (Originally from WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood) as a Southern Belle named Little Nell.

A trope that grew out of the South during UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar, there are two versions of the historic Southern Belle: the '''[[ProperLady Bonne Belle]]''' ("good beauty" in French), who is loyal to her husband and family even as she sees them off to war, and the '''[[TheVamp Mauvaise Belle]]''' ("bad beauty" in French), who is selfish and vain and manipulates those around to her to get what she wants. In terms of behavior, the Belle of either flavor exhibits an outgoing and gregarious personality, in contrast to her stoic foreign counterparts the YamatoNadeshiko and the EnglishRose. Southern hospitality is essential, with the Belle always willing to offer a nice pitcher of sweet tea or mint juleps to any guests that might arrive. She is witty and charming, but never oversteps the boundaries of her station, gender, or race. While always polite, she will not hesitate to call someone out for violating the rules of the cotillion.

%% * Penelope Pitstop, first in ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' and then in her own series ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop''.

* Rosetta in the ''Franchise/DisneyFairies'' (a.k.a. ''Tinkerbell'') movies has a thick Southern accent and [[PinkMeansFeminine wears a pink dress]], and [[VanityIsFeminine takes great pride in her appearance]].

* Rosetta in the ''Franchise/DisneyFairies'' (a.k.a. ''Tinkerbell'') movies has the accent.

In RealLife, they sometimes go by (according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki) "Ya Ya Sisters", "Sweet Potato Queens", and "[[FunWithAcronyms GRITS (Girls Raised In The South)]]". [[note]]For people who don't get that one, grits is a popular porridge-like hot cereal/side dish made from maize that's particularly associated with the American South. Europeans in particular should think of thin polenta.[[/note]] Another nickname is "Georgia Peach" for examples specifically from Georgia.

''Modern'' Southern Belles are an entirely different creature; the term is used to describe a woman from the DeepSouth in a non-Southern setting who's proud of her heritage, and usually has a sweet nature but a feisty temper. Her Southern accent and sensibilities may mark her as a CountryMouse to those not close to her, but it gives her a unique charm and she may very well be academically smart and resourceful even if others underestimate her.

* Phyllis in ''Film/{{Excision}}'' is a modern-day Southern housewife who aspires to this. She wants to enroll her daughter Pauline in cotillion classes in order to teach her how to be a "proper" lady.

* ''ComicBook/XMen'': Rogue in the hands of Creator/ChrisClaremont was originally supposed to be of lower-class and a tomboy, and her youth on the Mississippi made her more similar to Huckleberry Finn than anything. Later in the story she only dreams of being a Scarlett O'Hara-type belle, while in her everyday life she wears unladylike, sometimes masculine clothes and leads the life of a superhero. As time went on and writers changed hands, she became considerably more feminine in presentation, though her Southern-ness remains one of her defining traits. In some adaptations, such as ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'', she retains her Southern origins (and accent), while in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' she's made more generically American as she was played by Canadian Creator/AnnaPaquin.

* ComicBook/{{Rogue}} in the hands of Creator/ChrisClaremont was originally supposed to be of lower-class and a tomboy, and her youth on the Mississippi made her more similar to Huckleberry Finn than anything. Later in the story she only dreams of being a Scarlett O'Hara-type belle, while in her everyday life she wears unladylike, sometimes masculine clothes and leads the life of a superhero. As time went on and writers changed hands, she became considerably more feminine in presentation, though her Southern-ness remains one of her defining traits. In some adaptations, such as ''WesternAnimation/XMen'', she retains her Southern origins (and accent), while in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' she's made more generically American as she was played by Canadian Creator/AnnaPaquin.