Beauty is something that can be found all over, in many different ways, and many people and characters see it in themselves. Yet, beauty, like every virtue, can be taken too far, and certain TV characters have certainly overindulged in their physical attractiveness. This makes beautiful characters fascinating characters because they sometimes say and do the most outrageous and self-aggrandizing things, amusing audiences with their audacity and delighting them with their confidence.
However, physical beauty is just one part of life. TV characters who take it too seriously often begin to learn that there are other sources of beauty in life, like their family and friends, their intelligence, and their character, and each kind has its role to play.
Blanche Devereaux (The Golden Girls)
Blanche Devereaux is incredibly beautiful and her face has served as a source of inspiration to many, many people in her life. No day goes by where Blanche does not talk about how perfectly beautiful she is.
She works hard to maintain her beauty so that she always remains the most attractive one. Unfortunately, Blanche's obsession with her looks ends up affecting her self-esteem, as she feels that her looks are all she has to offer, but the girls are always there to see her through.
Quinn Morgendorffer (Daria)
One of the prettiest girls in school, Quinn constantly has boys fighting over her to see who gets to take her out and she is also the Vice President of Lawndale High School's Fashion Club. Beauty and fashion are her life.
When a classmate gets a new look that is "totally so cute", Quinn decides that there is competition for the prettiest girl in school, and wants to completely change herself as well. Although she and her sister are not close, Daria reminds her that she is a very beautiful girl who does not need surgery. As the series progresses, Quinn is revealed to be a brilliant, poetic teenager who has hidden that side of her, because she was afraid that people only wanted her for her good looks.
Joy Turner (My Name Is Earl)
A self-described "hot, young blonde," Joy is very proud of being the hottest woman in town, and she lets everyone know so. In fact, when Catalina moves to town and threatens her position as the hottest hottie in town, Joy develops a life-long hatred for her beauty rival.
Though Joy takes her beauty as license to sometimes be unkind, beneath Joy's hard exterior is a woman who loves her family deeply, and would do anything to help them.
Mindy (The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy)
Mindy is the rich, spoilt head cheerleader on The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy, and she won't let anyone forget that she is better than them. Mindy completely obliterates Mandy's self-esteem, telling Mandy that she is incredibly ugly and not on the same level as Mindy.
Mindy is also fiercely protective of her status as the prettiest, most popular girl and will stoop to any level, including using the power of the undead to make sure that any competition she has is completely destroyed. Sometimes, beauty does go too far.
Regine Hunter (Living Single)
Regine Hunter makes sure she stays looking beautiful in case she finally meets her future husband, something she wants very much. To remain beautiful, she exercises and invests in herself.
But as she grows older, Regine finds herself discontent with her life, and her best friends remind her that she is more than her looks. What's more, they help her understand that they love her for who she is, not what she looks like. It's import for Regine to work on beauty for herself and no one else.
Sally Solomon (3rd Rock From The Sun)
"Have you seen me, Dick? I could belch the alphabet and men with Ph.D.s will be lining up to beg me to tutor their kids."
Sally knows how attractive she is, and she isn't scared to own it--using it to charm everyone in her life, sometimes for with good and sometimes not so good intentions.
But this is only one side of Sally's character, however, as she is also a very strong female role model who does not care what others think of her, lives her life to the fullest, and fights against sexism whenever she can.
Amy Wong (Futurama)
Amy has had an easy life since birth and continues to have an easy life, thanks to her parents' wealth. As a result, Amy focuses her attention on the fickle things in life, preferring to only ever have fun.
Amy is cute, and knows she is cute, so she uses her looks to live life on easy mode. Despite this, she can be very insecure and sometimes gets mean and jealous, turning to her looks and wealth to hide this. However, in later episodes, Amy becomes close allies with other women, after they learn that they need to band together to defeat the patriarchy. A much more beautiful perspective than her original one.
Muffy Crosswire (Arthur)
Muffy Crosswire's dad is the richest man in town. He has provided Muffy everything she needs to look her best every day. From the best clothes to the best beauty treatments, to the best food. Muffy Crosswire's vanity, nonetheless, is accidental and not mean-spirited.
Her wealth has given her a different reality to that of her friends, so she frequently puts her foot in her mouth when she speaks about her friends' appearance. Muffy simply likes to look beautiful and does not like that others around her do not value the same ideal.
Lumpy Space Princess (Adventure Time)
Lumpy Space Princess knows she's beautiful, which can be a great thing. But unfortunately, in Adventure Time, her ego ends up costing her her family and friends.
Unfortunately, because she is so focused on her appearance, she has no time to develop her personality. Her character is represented as a lesson to audiences of the dangers of unchecked vanity. Although it's good to be confident, there is a danger in forgetting to think about anyone else.
Miss Piggy (The Muppets)
Beauty contest winner, and superstar, Miss Piggy has curated a personality of glitz and glamor on her way to the top of superstardom. She is diva who tries to hide her angry nature, pretending instead to put on a happy face.
Despite this, Miss Piggy hides a troubled past behind her diva image. She was abused by her mother as a child after her father died, and she entered beauty contests as a way to escape a terrible home life. Her looks have always been there to save Miss Piggy, so she has learned to hold onto them, afraid to let anyone or anything else close.