Because you like Vanessa Abrams in Gossip Girl
Izzie Stevens is a model-turned-med student who can do it all, even if people underestimate her. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
April Kepner is an excellent surgeon, but outside of the operating room, she's more anxious than most. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
Xander Harris' life motto: laugh in the face of danger and then hide until it goes away. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Emily Gilmore is the DAR chair, proud grandmother, and full of opinions. See them in Gilmore Girls.
Summer Roberts is privileged and preppy but also surprisingly open-minded and fiercely loyal. See them in The O.C..
Elena Gilbert is the quintessential girl-next-door who gets involved with the new "boy" at school. See them in The Vampire Diaries.
Alex Danvers is a brilliant engineer tasked with alien threats, and one of those aliens is her adopted sister Supergirl. See them in Supergirl.
Intelligent Adele is soft spoken yet brimming with emotion. See them in Blue is the Warmest Color.
Darcy Lewis is a razor-sharp scientist studying things that science can't explain. See them in Thor.
Nick Carraway is the perfect observer: always there for the events, but never too involved. See them in The Great Gatsby.