Elle Woods

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Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods on special edition cover of Legally Blonde

Elle Woods is the lead character in the American films Legally Blonde (2001) and its sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003). Woods is also featured in the Broadway musical Legally Blonde. In the films she is portrayed by Reese Witherspoon and in the musical by Laura Bell Bundy.

Elle Woods begins as the stereotypical rich dumb blonde college student who is president of her sorority and madly in love with her boyfriend, Warner Huntington III. Early on the couple meet for dinner where she anticipates that Huntington will propose, when in fact he is breaking up with her because she is "too blonde", reasoning that Elle is a "Marilyn", not a "Jackie" and he needs a Jackie if he wants to be in politics. Woods learns that after college Huntington is heading to Harvard Law School and in an effort to win him back she also manages to gain entry into Harvard. At law school, she is the odd one out, both for her eye-catching pink outfits and stunning good looks. At first she struggles to fit in and become a law student, but in a character-defining moment she decides to apply herself diligently to her studies and ends up graduating with honors (and as the class-elected speaker), proving to herself and the world that nothing is impossible.

Background and family

Woods comes from a rich, somewhat materialistic but well balanced and loving family of the American dream type from Bel Air. Holding the belief that law school is for boring, serious and ugly people, She meets a friend, Paulette, when she is getting her nails done after a hard day at Harvard. She helps Paulette get the man that she wants and also get her dog back from her ex-husband.

Woods's pet dog Bruiser Woods is spoiled and treated like a human. Woods gives him highlights, jewelery, clothes to match hers and all the stuff he needs.

Trivia

• Elle's signature colour is pink.
• Elle was president of her sorority, Delta Nu.
• Elle got a 179 on her LSAT.
• Elle was Homecoming Queen.
• Elle has met Cameron Diaz.
• Elle is an only child.
• Elle's mother taught her the "Bend and Snap".
• Elle was in a Ricky Martin music video.
• Elle was runner-up at the Miss Hawaiian Tropics Contest.
• Elle speaks at her Harvard graduation.
• Paulette and the UPS guy named their daughter after Elle.
• Elle has a Versace VIP card, only availabe to people who have shopped on at least five continents.
• Elle's husband is named Emmett.
• Elle grew up in Bel Air, across the street from Aaron Spelling.
• Elle likes to improve her friends morale with a game called 'snap cup'.