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Height: 5'6"
Hair: red-blond
Eyes: blue
Age: 16
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"...there was a young woman, with reddish gold hair spilling around her shoulders... Egwene thought the girl was about her own age, but there was a dignity and self-possession about her that made her seem older. The plainly cut novice dress appeared somehow more, on her. Elegant." (The Great Hunt, 356)
"Elayne blushed; she looked pretty doing it. Egwene realized that Elayne looked pretty doing anything, even crying, or scrubbing pots." (The Dragon Reborn, 320)
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Alright, Mandy Moore has gone brunette and, last I checked, chopped off her hair. However, bleach her hair again and give her extensions and bam! You have Elayne. Some might instinctively gag at anyone having to do with pop culture, but honestly, I think she has a great look that would suit Elayne. (Move your mouse over the picture for a younger, blonder Mandy) |
| Mandy Moore
Height: 5'8"
Hair: brown
Eyes: brown
DoB: 4/10/84
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Admittedly, Miss Stiles doesn't look like my mental picture of Elayne. Physically, she's seems to match Elayne's features rather well: tall, blonde, and quite lovely. She doesn't have blue eyes, but contacts solve that problem easily. As a plus, she has a dimple. However, something about her looks doesn't quite strike me as "Elayne." |
| Julia Stiles
Height: 5'7"
Hair: blonde
Eyes: brown
DoB: 3/28/81
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Sarah Michelle Gellar is a very popular choice, but I really can't see her as Elayne. Maybe part of it is due to her fame. She's identifiable on sight, so it's hard to get over that and see her as Elayne. Another reason is that she honestly doesn't look like what I imagine Elayne to be. Miss Gellar has her own unique beauty, but it's nothing like what I pictured Elayne to look like. |
| Sarah Michelle Gellar
Height: 5'3"
Hair: brown
Eyes: green
DoB: 4/14/77
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She seems to be a popular choice for Elayne, but I don't really see her as a suitable candidate for Daughter-Heir. While Miss Dunst is certainly cute and considered to be pretty, Elayne is known to be outright beautiful no matter what she's doing. |
| Kirsten Dunst
Height: 5'4"
Hair: blonde
Eyes: blue
DoB: 4/30/82
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Mena Suvari seemed to be another popular choice when I first made this list, and I think she would make a good Elayne. She's very pretty, and the way she carries herself makes me think of how a daughter-heir might walk about. She's a talented actress, and I think she could do a great job with Elayne. |
| Mena Suvari
Height: 5'4"
Hair: dark blonde
Eyes: blue
DoB: 2/9/79
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She played Isabel on the WB series Roswell. I haven't really seen much of her, so I cant comment much, but she does have a bit of that princessy look to her. In fact, she's played a princess, Princess Ilene, in the 1997 "Prince Valiant." I've never seen it, but interested parties can look for her in that movie. |
| Katherine Heigl
Height: 5'8"
Hair: blonde
Eyes: green
DoB: 11/24/78
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Cute, perky, pretty, and blonde. She doesn't really look like Elayne to me, though. She has too much of a modern look and doesn't really have that regal look to her. On the other hand, she looks good in the period films she's done, so with some stretch of my imagination, I can see her as Elayne. |
| Reese Witherspoon
Height: 5'2"
Hair: brown-blonde
Eyes: blue
DoB: 3/22/76
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I love the curls that she sports on One Tree Hill. Those look like the type of curls that Elayne has. This picture here doesn't do her justice, and I do think she's pretty enough to be Elayne. Facially, she doesn't look like my Elayne, but I can see her as an Elayne, if that makes sense. |
| Hilarie Burton
Height: ~5'8"
Hair: blonde
Eyes: green
DoB: 7/1/82
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I don't think she looks very much like Elayne. She's too mature looking for the part and doesn't have the regal feel. I like the curls, though, and she definitely was fun as Glory on Buffy. |
| Clare Kramer
Height: 5'5"
Hair: blonde
Eyes: green
DoB: 9/3/74
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