Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew up... in Bel Air across the street from Aaron Spelling. She then went to college at USC, where she was Sigma Chi Sweetheart and President of Delta Gamma.
Living... in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she attends Harvard Law School. Initially, she wanted to go there to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner. But it’s thanks to her own dedication and smarts that she earned a 179 on her LSATs – only one point away from a perfect score. And although she’s initially overwhelmed by the rigorous law school curriculum, when the going gets tough, Elle gets tougher.
Interests... fashion—especially if it involves the color pink. Elle is an unapologetic girly-girl with many friends, but her closest companion is her pet Chihuahua named Bruiser.
Relationship Status... on the rebound. Warner dumped her because he thought she was the type of woman to date but not to marry. And she has just found out that he is engaged to someone he knew from his East Coast prep school.
Challenge... helping win a tough legal case. Elle is working for Professor Donovan in one of his firm's highly coveted four internship spots where they get to assist on actual cases. Their main case involves a beautiful blonde woman named Brooke Windham, who is accused of sleeping with the pool boy and shooting her husband. Elle is determined to prove her innocence. Outside of the courtroom, Elle takes on other tough cases. She always tries to help those around her—from a socially awkward peer, to her insecure manicurist, to everyday women in need of a confidence boost.
Personality... deeper than she appears. As she complains, "All people see when they look at me is blonde hair and big boobs." But we wonder if that is part of her plan. By playing dumb even though she is quite intellectual, she is able to catch people off guard. So don’t count her out. Elle is a beacon of positivity and empathy with a brilliant legal mind to boot. By both taking risks and remaining true to herself, she single-handedly breaks down stereotypes about what girls can and can’t do. What, like it’s hard?
Get to Know her in...
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Elle Woods has it all. She's the president of her sorority, a Hawaiian Tropic girl, Miss June in her campus calendar, and, above all, a natural blonde. She dates the cutest fraternity boy on campus and wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But, there's just one thing stopping Warner from popping the question: Elle is too blonde.
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After Elle Woods, the eternally perky, fashionably adventurous, famously blonde Harvard Law grad gets fired by her law firm because of her opposition to animal testing, she takes her fight to Washington. As an aide for Congresswoman Victoria Rudd, she pushes for a bill to ban testing once and for all, but it's her building's doorman who advises her on how to get her way on the Hill.
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Before it was a blockbuster movie and a Broadway musical, LEGALLY BLONDE soared as a fresh, funny romance, with the unforgettable Elle Woods proving blondes will run the world. Elle Woods, California University senior, seems to have it all. President of Delta Gamma sorority, a star in the classroom (her major: sociopolitical jewelry design)—and is on the verge of becoming the much-envied Mrs. Warner Huntington III. Too bad Warner, bound for Stanford Law, dumps her with the explanation that he now needs a more "serious" woman at his side. Faced with this unexpected reversal of fortune, Woods doesn't get depressed, she gets busy. Thanks to a creative application and a demand for "diversity" at Stanford Law, Elle gets her acceptance letter. Soon she's packing up her convertible—as well as her miniature Chihuahua—determined to win back her man, and to prove to herself that dreaming big is the only way to dream. Smart, fast, and funny. LEGALLY BLONDE proves just how much fun blondes really can have.
