Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Main / HeadTurningBeauty

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* In ''Fanfic/UltimateSpiderWoman'', Mary Jane Watson loves being the center of attention at social functions, and relishes the admiration she gets from guys and the jealousy she often gets from other women. Unfortunately, Mary Jane's [[ButtMonkey awful luck]] finds ways to make her [[SoBeautifulItsACurse beauty as much of a curse as a benefit]]. From her boyfriends' parents assuming she's a GoldDigger to [[SuccessThroughSuccessAccusation directors assuming she's trying to get roles through her beauty rather than her genuine talent]], to being the target of sexual harassment and supervillain [[StalkerWithACrush stalkers]] who are ''extremely'' NotGoodWithRejection, Mary Jane's beauty can be as much of a headache as an advantage.

to:

* In ''Fanfic/UltimateSpiderWoman'', Mary Jane Watson loves being the center of attention at social functions, and relishes the admiration she gets from guys and the jealousy she often gets from other women. Unfortunately, Mary Jane's [[ButtMonkey awful luck]] finds ways to make her [[SoBeautifulItsACurse beauty as much of a curse as a benefit]]. From her boyfriends' parents assuming she's a GoldDigger to [[SuccessThroughSuccessAccusation [[SuccessThroughSexAccusation directors assuming she's trying to get roles through her beauty rather than her genuine talent]], to being the target of sexual harassment and supervillain [[StalkerWithACrush stalkers]] who are ''extremely'' NotGoodWithRejection, Mary Jane's beauty can be as much of a headache as an advantage.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* In ''Fanfic/UltimateSpiderWoman'', Mary Jane Watson loves being the center of attention at social functions, and relishes the admiration she gets from guys and the jealousy she often gets from other women. Unfortunately, Mary Jane's [[ButtMonkey awful luck]] finds ways to make her [[SoBeautifulItsACurse beauty as much of a curse as a benefit]]. From her boyfriends' parents assuming she's a GoldDigger to directors assuming she's trying to get roles through her beauty rather than her genuine talent, to being the target of sexual harassment and supervillain [[StalkerWithACrush stalkers]] who are ''extremely'' NotGoodWithRejection, Mary Jane's beauty can be as much of a headache as an advantage.

to:

* In ''Fanfic/UltimateSpiderWoman'', Mary Jane Watson loves being the center of attention at social functions, and relishes the admiration she gets from guys and the jealousy she often gets from other women. Unfortunately, Mary Jane's [[ButtMonkey awful luck]] finds ways to make her [[SoBeautifulItsACurse beauty as much of a curse as a benefit]]. From her boyfriends' parents assuming she's a GoldDigger to [[SuccessThroughSuccessAccusation directors assuming she's trying to get roles through her beauty rather than her genuine talent, talent]], to being the target of sexual harassment and supervillain [[StalkerWithACrush stalkers]] who are ''extremely'' NotGoodWithRejection, Mary Jane's beauty can be as much of a headache as an advantage.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** Phoebe is due to see her recent ex-boyfriend at a party so she gets extra dressed up to make him jealous. When she walks into Central Perk in her LittleBlackDress, notorious BigEater Joey actually stops eating to compliment how good she looks.
--->'''Joey:''' You look "stop eating" hot! Which is, like, the highest level of hotness!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Fixing a sinkhole


* ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling'': Female lead Marin Kitagawa is a popular and successful model who succeeds at all of her gigs seemingly effortlessly. She looks good in every outfit she tries on and [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer can sweep both genders off their feet]] [[{{Bifauxnen}} when crossdressing]]. That said, the story examines just how much work it takes to look that good, between the clothing, makeup, and camera work.

to:

* ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling'': Female lead Marin Kitagawa is a popular and successful model who succeeds at all of her gigs seemingly effortlessly. She looks good in every outfit she tries on and [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer can sweep both genders genders]] off their feet]] feet [[{{Bifauxnen}} when crossdressing]]. That said, the story examines just how much work it takes to look that good, between the clothing, makeup, and camera work.

Added: 2255

Changed: 234

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added example(s)


* ''Film/Barbie2023'': The titular Stereotypical Barbie garners this reaction after she enters the Real World for the first time, with every guy in the vicinity giving her appreciative glances, catcalls, and whistles. The trope is deconstructed as this is played up as a hint to [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Barbie]] that the Real World isn't like the matriarchal Barbieland she came from (in spite of her initial assumptions) and quickly feels unsafe and self-conscious. It's one of the things she later cries over when Mattel finds her.

to:

* ''Film/Barbie2023'': The titular Stereotypical Barbie garners this reaction after she enters the Real World for the first time, with every guy in the vicinity giving her appreciative glances, catcalls, and whistles. The trope is deconstructed as this is played up as a hint to [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Barbie]] that the Real World isn't like the matriarchal Barbieland she came from (in spite of her initial assumptions) and quickly feels unsafe and self-conscious. It's one of the things she later cries over when Mattel finds her. It's lampshaded when Barbie later starts crying and having an IAmNotPretty moment, as the narrator breaks the fourth wall to tell the filmmakers that the famously beautiful Margot Robbie is the "wrong" actress to deliver such a line.
* ''{{Film/Troy}}'':
** Helen is hyped up as the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman, with King Priam saying "for once, the gossips were right" when meeting her. Notably in Greek mythology, Helen was so beautiful partly because her father was Zeus, meaning she was a demigod herself. The film goes for a {{Demythification}} approach, so part of the fuss about Helen is said to be because of rumour and gossip.
** Briseis likewise is told in her very first scene by her cousin that "your beauty grows with each new moon", and Priam jokes about how disappointed the men of Troy were when she chose to become a priestess and therefore remain a virgin. She also makes the womanizing Achilles [[LadykillerInLove fall desperately in love with her]].


Added DiffLines:

* ''Series/{{Charmed 1998}}'':
** Prue was this in high school, as a glamorous AlphaBitch who was head cheerleader, and Piper's best friend Justin jokes that he was her "willing slave". Interestingly enough, she is dressed down at the beginning of the series, opting for plainer business attire. As her powers and confidence grow, she begins to look more like a bombshell, to the point that going undercover to pretend to be the assassin Ms Hellfire (and dressing in her sexy clothes) gets the man who hired her to fall in LoveAtFirstSight with her.
** Phoebe is later considered this once she becomes an advice columnist for the Bay Mirror. Part of this is due to marketing, as Elise tries to hype her against a rival columnist by getting her to do a sexy photoshoot. She also gets the most love interests of the rest of the sisters. Even series creator Constance M Burge says that Creator/AlyssaMilano brought a natural sexiness to Phoebe that wasn't there as written. This is cranked up a notch when she is turned into a LoveGoddess and has an entire room full of men doting on her.
** Paige also becomes considered this in Season 5 for similar reasons as Prue - her powers and confidence growing, leaving the office job behind and embracing a sexier wardrobe. That season frequently saw her with many different guys every week, to the point that her actress complained "Paige isn't a ho!", and demons were frequently attracted to her. Naturally when she ends up in a FilmNoir parody, she is advised to play the FemmeFatale.

Added: 342

Removed: 314

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
It's been decided that Manhua and Manhwa examples shall be placed into their own folders. Moving example to the correct section.


* ''Manhwa/DorothyOfOz'': Selluriah's Witch form tends to elicit this reaction from people. Indigo is pretty much the only male in the series to witness it and not melt into a puddle on the floor. Though it's implied that this is only because he's seen it so many times it no longer has a noticeable effect on him.


Added DiffLines:

[[folder:Manhwa]]
* ''Manhwa/DorothyOfOz'': Selluriah's Witch form tends to elicit this reaction from people. Indigo is pretty much the only male in the series to witness it and not melt into a puddle on the floor. Though it's implied that this is only because he's seen it so many times it no longer has a noticeable effect on him.
[[/folder]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* In the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'', there’s a vampire whose power is beauty: literally. Everyone who sees her, [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer even other women]], even other ''vampires'', are so stunned by her beauty that they will mindlessly follow her around until her self-esteem is high enough that her beauty level drops off to normal. Though, since she’s a vampire, her “normal” is still on a head-turning level, just without accompanying magical compulsion.

to:

* In the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'', there’s a vampire whose power is beauty: literally. Everyone who sees her, [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer even other women]], even other ''vampires'', are so stunned by her beauty that they will mindlessly follow her around until her self-esteem is high enough that her beauty level drops off to normal. Though, since she’s a vampire, her “normal” is still on a head-turning level, just without accompanying magical compulsion.



** Jean Grey is also this, with [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer even other girls commenting on how ludicrously gorgeous she is]], with Lex later wryly commenting in the sequel that "Jean turns heads fast enough that people get whiplash." Clark, being a little naive, assumes that she looks like his long-time crush Lana Lang. Lex, trying to put it delicately, explains that Lana is "the slim kind of pretty", while Jean is [[CurvesInAllTheRightPlaces a different]] [[MostCommonSuperpower kind of pretty]].

to:

** Jean Grey is also this, with [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer even other girls commenting on how ludicrously gorgeous she is]], with is]] and Lex later wryly commenting in the sequel that "Jean turns heads fast enough that people get whiplash." Clark, being a little naive, assumes that she looks like his long-time crush Lana Lang. Lex, trying to put it delicately, explains that Lana is "the slim kind of pretty", while Jean is [[CurvesInAllTheRightPlaces a different]] [[MostCommonSuperpower kind of pretty]].



** Perhaps the most blatant example is [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan Felicia Hardy]].

to:

** Perhaps the most blatant example is [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan Felicia Hardy]]. Danny does a JawDrop when he first sees her and outright describes her as "perfect". When they later go to Nasty Burger, she catches the attention of every boy there.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''Fanfic/AlienSpeciesCrossoverReturnToLV426'':
** Lise is exceptionally beautiful, other characters often note she's "sex on legs" or "a walking wet dream" or similar phrases. [[spoiler:All the hybrids are ridiculously attractive, which makes Boone question the motives of whoever sent their genetic information.]]
** Doctor Tanya Donnasdottir is nicknamed "DD," not because of her last name and ''never'' to her face. She's the only human in the story described as close to as gorgeous as Lise is.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''Manga/SkipAndLoafer''
** Everybody who interacts with Sōsuke Shima thinks he is handsome. When he comes over to befriend Mitsumi early on, everyone in the vicinity thinks he's an ''ikemen'' (good-looking man), and his basketball games and drama club performances draw audiences.
** Yuzuki Murashige is noted to be an exceptional beauty, which draws awe and jealousy. She actually dislikes that her looks cause her so much grief.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* In the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'', there’s a vampire whose power is beauty: literally. Everyone who sees her, [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer even other women]], even other ''vampires'', are so stunned by her beauty that they will mindlessly follow her around until her self-esteem is high enough that her beauty level drops off to normal. Though, since she’s a vampire, her “normal” is still on a head-turning level, just without accompanying magical compulsion.

to:

* In the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'', there’s there’s a vampire whose power is beauty: literally. Everyone who sees her, [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer even other women]], even other ''vampires'', are so stunned by her beauty that they will mindlessly follow her around until her self-esteem is high enough that her beauty level drops off to normal. Though, since she’s a vampire, her “normal” is still on a head-turning level, just without accompanying magical compulsion.



* The SexySecretary Hedy [=LaRue=] from ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'' is this in every sense. From the total meltdowns of the male cast members who see her SupermodelStrut to only wanting the—[[UsefulNotes/{{Asexual}} technically not]]—ChasteHero.She traps him so he has to kiss her or lose his job, and once he does he [[LoveEpiphany realizes that he's in love]] with the female lead who'd been previously practically throwing herself at him without him really noticing, ''during the kiss''. (At which point Hedy seems genuinely pleased for him!)

to:

* The SexySecretary Hedy [=LaRue=] from ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'' is this in every sense. From the total meltdowns of the male cast members who see her SupermodelStrut to only wanting the—[[UsefulNotes/{{Asexual}} technically not]]—ChasteHero.not]]—ChasteHero.She traps him so he has to kiss her or lose his job, and once he does he [[LoveEpiphany realizes that he's in love]] with the female lead who'd been previously practically throwing herself at him without him really noticing, ''during the kiss''. (At which point Hedy seems genuinely pleased for him!)



* Poison Ivy in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' makes everyone in the restaurant look at her as she leaves in the [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE5PrettyPoison first episode she appears]].

to:

* [[Characters/DCAUPoisonIvy Poison Ivy Ivy]] in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' makes everyone in the restaurant look at her as she leaves in the [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE5PrettyPoison first episode she appears]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** In ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'', when witness Jezaille Brett arrives in court, her beauty and charm captivates and stuns the entire courtroom into silence. Even Kazuma, who at this point [[spoiler: suspected Jezaille to be the real murderer]] gently teases Ryunosuke for somehow failing to notice or remember "a woman like that" sitting across from the victim.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Krystal from the ''VideoGame/StarFox'' series. When the protagonist, Fox [=McCloud=] sees her for the very first time, he is mesmerized by her beauty (with {{Sexophone}} as background music even), needing [[MomentKiller a comms buzz from Peppy in order to pull him out of it]]. She later becomes part of the team, and returns Fox's affections, resulting in plenty of UnresolvedSexualTension between her and Fox, with mixes of SheIsNotMyGirlfriend, EveryoneCanSeeIt, and MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat. They later become a couple. [[TheCasanova Panther Caruso]] has also become madly attracted to her, although on a far more superficial level than Fox, having apparently heard of her beauty from afar prior to meeting her, and then {{Wolf Whistle}}s and essentially decides to pursue her once he does, whether she likes it or not.

to:

* Krystal from the ''VideoGame/StarFox'' ''Franchise/StarFox'' series. When the protagonist, Fox [=McCloud=] sees her for the very first time, he is mesmerized by her beauty (with {{Sexophone}} as background music even), needing [[MomentKiller a comms buzz from Peppy in order to pull him out of it]]. She later becomes part of the team, and returns Fox's affections, resulting in plenty of UnresolvedSexualTension between her and Fox, with mixes of SheIsNotMyGirlfriend, EveryoneCanSeeIt, and MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat. They later become a couple. [[TheCasanova Panther Caruso]] has also become madly attracted to her, although on a far more superficial level than Fox, having apparently heard of her beauty from afar prior to meeting her, and then {{Wolf Whistle}}s and essentially decides to pursue her once he does, whether she likes it or not.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** Wonder Woman as played by Creator/GalGadot in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', ''Film/JusticeLeague'' and ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' is the subject of nearly constant oggling by the other characters in the room. Interestingly, the Creator/ZackSnyder films featuring her (''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'') avoid this trope.

to:

** Wonder Woman as played by Creator/GalGadot in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', ''Film/JusticeLeague'' ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' and ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' is the subject of nearly constant oggling by the other characters in the room. Interestingly, the Creator/ZackSnyder films featuring her (''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'') avoid this trope.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''Film/Barbie2023'': The titular Stereotypical Barbie garners this reaction after she enters the Real World for the first time, with every guy in the vicinity giving her appreciative glances, catcalls, and whistles. The trope is deconstructed as this is played up as a hint to [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Barbie]] that the Real World isn't like the matriarchal Barbieland she came from (in spite of her initial assumptions) and quickly feels unsafe and self-conscious. It's one of the things she later cries over when Mattel finds her.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Crosswicking

Added DiffLines:

* ''Series/BanjunDrama'': [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] in "My Life's Eraser." Yoo-jin is so beautiful that her mere presence causes men (and a dog) to literally turn their heads and fawn over her, with a crowd of guys following her as she walks out of a restaurant with her husband. Men are so head over heels that one admirer breaks into her house and attempts to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill her husband to make her his.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Updating Link


** Mary Jane Watson from ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''. "Face its Tiger, you just hit the jackpot!" You sure did, Mr. Parker. You sure did. Black Cat matches her in this.

to:

** ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Mary Jane Watson from ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''. Watson. "Face its it Tiger, you just hit the jackpot!" You sure did, Mr. Parker. You sure did. Black Cat matches her in this.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
previous version had a mycomicsshop watermark


[[quoteright:350:[[ComicBook/ArchieComics https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cheryl_35.png]]]]

to:

[[quoteright:350:[[ComicBook/ArchieComics https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cheryl_35.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cherylb.png]]]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ComicBook/{{Blacksad}} is considered quite the {{Hunk}}y HardboiledDetective in-universe. While walking through the hall of a university to visit an old friend teaching there, all the women he passes are giving him admiring looks, to the jealousy and anger of many of their boyfriends.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


That's walking around with me

to:

That's walking around with meme\\

Added: 596

Changed: 6

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* The song ''Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On'' in spades. The girl in the song causes ''traffic jams'' while wearing blue jeans!

to:

* The song ''Baby's "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On'' On" in spades. The girl in the song causes ''traffic jams'' while wearing blue jeans!


Added DiffLines:

* Music/EricClapton's "Wonderful Tonight"
-->''We go to a party\\
And everyone turns to see\\
This beautiful lady\\
That's walking around with me
And then she asks me, "Do you feel alright?"\\
And I say, "Yes, I feel wonderful tonight"''
* Music/SammyKershaw's "She Don't Know She's Beautiful," in both the first and second verse. At the first, they're at a party, and "people stop and everybody stares" as they come in. In the second, they're walking down the street "and someone lets a whistle out." In both cases, he thinks it's cute because she doesn't know ''she'' is the one causing all the fuss.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Lisa from ''Film/TheRoom'' has just about every male character in the movie comment on how hot she is. Even one guy whose sole line is "Lisa looks hot tonight!". [[InformedAttractiveness Her actress does not exactly live up to it.]]

to:

* Lisa from ''Film/TheRoom'' ''Film/TheRoom2003'' has just about every male character in the movie comment on how hot she is. Even one guy whose sole line is "Lisa looks hot tonight!". [[InformedAttractiveness Her actress does not exactly live up to it.]]

Top