History Main / SouthernBelle

** She definitely was in the [=SatAM=] cartoon, however.
** She uses Southern slang, dresses like a cowgirl and uses the term "Sugar" as an adjective more than Rogue. [[{{Understatement}} I'm pretty sure she counts.]]

* Osaka in the ''AzumangaDaioh'' English dub as an AccentAdaptation of her status as TheIdiotFromOsaka. Oddly enough, the character does kind of look the part, given the sundresses and hats she wears when out of school clothes.

* Blanche Devereaux on ''{{The Golden Girls}}''. Hello, she's the epitome of Southern Belle.

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A somewhat subjective {{trope}} that grew out of the South during the Civil War, there are two versions of the SouthernBelle: the '''[[ProperLady Bonne Belle]]''', who is loyal to her husband and family even as she sees them off to war, and the '''[[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Mauvaise Belle]]''', who is selfish and vain and manipulates those around to her get what she wants.

A somewhat subjective trope that grew out of the South during the Civil War, there are two versions of the SouthernBelle: the '''[[ProperLady Bonne Belle]]''', who is loyal to her husband and family even as she sees them off to war, and the '''[[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Mauvaise Belle]]''', who is selfish and vain and manipulates those around to her get what she wants.

* Charlotte from ''{{The Princess and the Frog}}'', who serves as a {{foil}} to the protagonist, Tiana.

** Since Sookie has a job as a waitress, she wouldn't really qualify, as Southern Belles tend to prefer sittin' on the verandah sippin' a sweet tea.

* TexAvery's RedHotRidingHood was depicted as a Southern Belle in the cartoon "Uncle Tom's Cabana".

* Julie Marsden (BetteDavis) in ''{{Jezebel}}''.

Compare SouthernGentleman (the SpearCounterpart); YamatoNadeshiko, PrincessClassic and ProperLady (the Japanese, royal, and European counterparts of Bonne Belle).

A somewhat subjective trope that grew out of the South during the Civil War, there are two versions of the SouthernBelle: the '''[[GratuitousFrench Bonne Belle]]''', who is loyal to her husband and family even as she sees them off to war, and the '''[[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Mauvaise Belle]]''', who is selfish and vain and manipulates those around to her get what she wants.

Compare YamatoNadeshiko (the Japanese equivalent) SouthernGentleman (the SpearCounterpart), PrincessClassic.

* Sookie Stackhouse from the saga of the same name could also qualify.

* In one episode of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', James returns home to his blue-blooded family, who promptly inform him of [[spoiler:his engagement to]] a woman named Jessiebelle, a perfect example of this trope.

A character archetype of an [[UpperClassTwit upper class]] [[RichBitch rich girl]] from the [[TheDeepSouth South]]. She usually wears a PimpedOutDress to every [[DancesAndBalls dance or party]], carries a ParasolOfPrettiness in the daytime, and speaks in the most profound [[AmericanAccents Dixie]] [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench accent]]. May be subject to {{fainting}} or saying, "Well, I do declare!"

* Julie Marsden (Bette Davis) in ''{{Jezebel}}''.

* A [[AccentAdaptation southern accent]] turned [[{{Ojou}} Shizuru Fujino]] into one in {{Mai-HiME}} and {{Mai-Otome}}'s English dub.

* Bunnie Rabbot from the [[Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog Archie Comics]] is said to be this. There was a scrapped plotline about her origins that would have revealed her real name as Scarlet O'Hare.

* Charlotte from PrivatePractice starts off as the mauvaise variation

* Magnolia in ''Show Boat''.
* Cindy Lou Bethany in ''Kiss the Boys Goodbye''.

* In ''TinyToonAdventures: [[TheMovie How I Spent My Summer Vacation]]'', Buster and Babs meet three southern belle alligators. They all try to marry (and possibly eat) Buster.
* In the ''{{Futurama}}'' episode "The Deep South", Fry meets a ''mermaid'' Southern Belle in the ruins of the legendary lost sunken city of Atlanta. Fry settles in to enjoy his life with Umbriel, but upon encountering the MermaidProblem, he runs to try to catch his friends.
* Penelope Pitstop, first from Wacky Races and then in her own series.

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A somewhat subjective trope that grew out of the South during the Civil War, there are two versions of the SouthernBelle: the '''[[GratuitousFrench Bonne Belle]]''', who is loyal to her husband and family even as she sees them off to war, and the '''[[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Mauvaise Belle]]''', who is selfish and vain and manipulates those around to her get what they want.

* Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) in ''{{The Closer}}''. She's a Southern Belle detective from Georgia who really stands out working in the Los Angeles police department. Her Southern charm and accent are actually a part of her interrogation tactic on suspects - although, as her husband Fritz points out, at heart she's "a bit of an old-fashioned girl."

* Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson(Krya Sedgewick) in ''{{The Closer}}''. She's a Southern Belle detective from Georgia who really stands out working in the Los Angeles police departmen. Her Southern charm and accent are actually a part of her interrogation tactic on suspects.

Compare YamatoNadeshiko (the Japanese equivalent) SouthernGentleman (the SpearCounterpart, PrincessClassic.

* A [[AccentAdaptation southern accent]] turned [[{{Ojou}} Shizuru Fujino]] into one in {{Mai-HiME}} and {{Mai-Otome}}'s and english dub.