8 Unforgettable Fictional Female Heroines

Nani (Lilo & Stitch)

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Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)

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Buffy Summers (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

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Princess Leia (Star Wars)

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Elle Woods (Legally Blonde)

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Jean Grey (X-Men)

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Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

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Marge Gunderson (Fargo)

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