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21[[quoteright:330:[[Webcomic/AngelMoxie https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beautybrainsbrawn.png]]]]
22 [[caption-width-right:330:Left: The one who fires off glorious magic spells. \
23Center: [[TheSmartGuy The one who builds the best gadgets]]. \
24Right: [[TheBigGuy The one who punches things real hard]].]]
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26->''"Blossom, commander and the leader\
27Bubbles, she is the joy and the laughter\
28Buttercup, she is the toughest fighter"''
29-->--'''Ending theme''', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''
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31A typically but not necessarily AlwaysFemale group dynamic trope, a type of PowerTrio where [[ScienceHero one is smart]], [[ActionHero one is tough]], and one is conventionally [[GuileHero pretty, popular, and/or feminine]].
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33Often, to give "Beauty" a skill beyond her looks, she also acts as the TeamMom, TheKirk, or [[TheHeart the mediator when the other two get into their frequent fights]]. She may also be the one who is ''[[TheFace socially]]'' adept and has the least qualms with going undercover and/or using her feminine wiles for the group's benefit, while "Brains" has technical skills but is socially awkward, and "Brawn" struggles with any obstacle she can't beat into submission. "Beauty" can also be the trio's financial backer by way of her own wealth or a rich daddy or (ex)husband.
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35[[BlondeBrunetteRedhead Often]] ColorCodedForYourConvenience as the BrainyBrunette, the FieryRedhead and the [[BrainlessBeauty beautiful but]] DumbBlonde (keeping with giving them a skill, sometimes they can also be an example of HairOfGoldHeartOfGold). Contrast though as the BlondeBrunetteRedhead tend to be portrayed as flaws while Beauty, Brains and Brawn are good.
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37When they form a BigThinShortTrio, usually the big one will be the brawn, the thin one will be the beauty, and the short one will be the brains. When they form a TownGirls trio, usually the femme one will be the beauty, the butch one will be the brawn, and the neither will be the brains.
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39A [[EvilCounterpart villainess]] twist to this trope could be made, should the three be a [[TerribleTrio Terrible Trio]]. The Brawn is typically the [[TheBrute toughest villainess]] (bonus if she's also a Tomboy), or a pretty [[BrawnHilda hefty-sized girl]] with only a [[LargeHam mild restraint over her emotions]]. The Brain is very clearly the [[OnlySaneWoman smartest albeit analytical villainess]]. She invokes a lot of [[BadassBookworm Badass Bookworm]] tropes and [[BespectacledCutie may]] or [[GeekPhysiques may not be attractive]], depending on the writer. The Beauty however is more-or-less the most [[ManipulativeBastard devious and manipulative]] between them, especially when it comes to people. She's very often an [[AlphaBitch Alpha Bitch]] or a [[BitchInSheepsClothing Bitch in Sheeps Clothing]], who keeps her trio focused or at least on speaking terms.
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41Sometimes the Beauty is both the [[JackOfAllTrades smart and strong one]], being clever enough to still outwit the Brawn, but also [[StrongAndSkilled tough enough]] to still outmatch the Brains. However they could also be the opposite, being [[TheGenericGuy not too strong nor too intellectual]]. Having only their personality, stand out the most above anything really. This can be a factor for both genders, and quite common in all types of media.
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43Keep an eye out on {{Spear Counterpart}}s to the trio, though (for example, [[Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls the Rowdyruff Boys]]).
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45See also: TheHecateSisters, TheThreeFacesOfEve, FourGirlEnsemble, BrainsAndBrawn. Subtrope to BrainsVersusBrawn.
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47!!Example subpages:
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49[[index]]
50* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn/AnimeAndManga
51* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn/LiveActionTV
52* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn/VideoGames
53* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn/WesternAnimation
54[[/index]]
55
56!!Other examples:
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58[[foldercontrol]]
59
60[[folder:Advertising]]
61* A print ad for Metropolitan Life had the ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' female characters, Marcie, Peppermint Patty and Lucy for a woman's oriented commercial message with them as Brain, Brawn and Beauty respectively. Only here, the ad is clearly being sarcastic about Lucy even while being completely true about the other two.
62[[/folder]]
63
64[[folder:Asian Animation]]
65* ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7''
66** Cozybory - Beauty (the most feminine Super Sensor, an artist and DramaQueen)
67** Lunabory - Brains (the levelheaded peacekeeper)
68** Jetybory - Brawn (a PintSizedPowerhouse with a HairTriggerTemper)
69[[/folder]]
70
71[[folder:Comic Books]]
72* The ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}s
73** Barbara - Brains (TheSmartGuy of the Bat-Family, a world-class hacker, and the most mature)
74** Stephanie - Beauty (TheCutie, who's generally the most sociable and friendly)
75** Cassandra - Brawn (The best fighter, the most muscular, is quieter and BookDumb)
76%%* Comicbook/BirdsOfPrey
77%%** ComicBook/BlackCanary - Beauty
78%%** [[Comicbook/{{Batgirl}} Oracle]] - Brains
79* ''Comicbook/Gen13''
80** Sarah - Beauty (LipstickLesbian, also the most femininely dressed of the girls)
81** Roxy - Brawn (Likes motorcycles, has sharp tongue, and loves to smoke)
82** Caitlin - Brains (Possibly because of her straight "A" student background, she also serves as unofficial leader)
83%%** ComicBook/{{Huntress}} - Brawn
84* ''ComicBook/JosieAndThePussycats'' - the RockTrio
85** Josie - Brains (the most level headed of the group and TheLeader)
86** Melody - Beauty (She's not bright and the prettiest of the three. She's largely unaware of all the attention she gets)
87** Valerie - Brawn (She's the {{tomboy}} of the trio who usually protects the others from unwanted male attention)
88%%* Comicbook/{{SHIELD}}
89%%** Maria Hill - Brawn
90%%** [[{{Agent13}} Sharon Carter]] - Beauty
91%%** Victoria Hand - Brains
92[[/folder]]
93
94[[folder:Fan Works]]
95* ''Fanfic/BetweenMyBrotherAndMeMorsOmnibus'' has the trio of Y(vonne) M(ay) D(awn)
96** Yvonne - Brawn (the snarky knife-wielding MarionetteMaster)
97** May - Beauty (the elegant PerkyGoth vampire with the parasol she wields like a sword)
98** Dawn - Brains (The perky MissionControl PlayfulHacker -- even though she could also double as Brawn with her enhanced arm strength)
99* The three alicorns in ''Fanfic/CelestiasRocketAdventures'' serve as this:
100** Celestia qualifies as the Beauty, as her appearance, good looks and majesty serve as a cover for her power and experience, something which fools Giovanni into thinking that she's little more than a pretty curiosity.
101** Twilight serves as the Brains, as she is quick to devour any knowledge of the new world that she's in and put it to practical use.
102** Luna, being heavily active against Team Flare and leading a small army of Pokémon at the time she was reunited with her fellow Princesses, acts as the Brawn. Of the three, she's the most eager to take the fight to the enemy.
103* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Harry's female friends:
104** Hermione - Brains (she's the academic)
105** Diana - Beauty (the stunningly pretty {{Empath}} NiceGirl - [[BewareTheNiceOnes albeit one you don't want to annoy]])
106** Carol - Brawn (the fiery ActionGirl who'll go bare-knuckle with a werewolf the size of a battle-tank, albeit with an excellent tactical brain)
107* In the Literature/{{Discworld}} of Creator/AAPessimal, canonical genius wizard Ponder Stibbons finds, to his surprise, that [[FieryRedhead Assasin]] Johanna Smith-Rhodes ''really'' likes him. Scroll forward a couple of decades and they are happily married with three daughters who fit this pattern. In order of birth, they are:
108** Rebecka (Witch) - the clever, restrained, reasonable one (Beauty)
109** [[TykeBomb Famke]] (student Assassin) - the aggressive, combative, one (Brawn)
110** Ruth (artistic and musical) - the one with ideas, talent and a genius streak (Brains)
111* In ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/344458/finding-a-place Finding a Place,]]'' the Sirens are this. Sonata is the beauty (she's just as much of a BitchInSheepsClothing as her canon counterpart), Aira is the Brawn (the muscle of the three), and Adagio is the Brains (the intelligent leader and schemer).
112* ''FanFic/HorseshoesAndHandGrenades'' has different ones. For example:
113** Kamen Rider Club Girls (Horseshoes and Hand Grenades)
114*** Tomoko-Beauty (for having the Psychic Powers in the group)
115*** [[{{Otaku}} Yuki]]-Brains (Having the most knowledge of space)
116*** [[TheLeader Miu]] and [[TheBigGuy Erin]]-Brawn (Miu being the one making plans and piloting the Power Dizer. Erin for being the Aquarius Zodiarts and the healer)
117** Cosmic Hunting Dogs (Month of Sundays)
118*** [[CameraFiend Mari]]-Beauty (The healer with a boyfriend who wants to see people smile)
119*** Jun-Brains (She's the most observant of the group and questions many of their actions.)
120*** [[HugeSchoolgirl Rumi]]-Brawn (Usually the one charging onto the field with a vaulting pole in hand)
121* ''Fanfic/SapphireEleanorRoseSuzetteDeMontVsCanon'' - the three female members of the MSEA we see the most of.
122** October: Brains; she's TheLeader of the MSEA and generally makes all the decisions
123** Aphrodite: Beauty; she's a lovely young thing who's not much into physical combat--instead, she's a CuteWitch
124** [[TomboyishName Charlie]]: Brawn; she carries a {{BFG}} and is always eager to do the dirty work
125* A RareMaleExample with the three most prominent male characters of ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'':
126** [[ProudBeauty Vincenzo]]: Beauty
127** [[LovableNerd Luca]]: Brains
128** [[HotBlooded Alberto]]: Brawn
129* ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'' has Hiccup and his two wives, Astrid and Wulfhild.
130** Hiccup is the Brains. He's a prodigy, polymath and inventor capable of building technological marvels and innovations that revolutionize Berk and change the face of industry, trade, communication, and warfare.
131** Astrid is the Brawn. Her battlefield talents and strategic mind allowing her to command Berk's armies, figure out new ways of using dragons militarily, and act as shield and sword for Berk.
132** Wulfhild is the Beauty, having far more political knowledge and diplomatic talent than either of the other two. She also proves to be a skilled treasurer and administrator, able to keep the ever-expanding empire of Berk running behind-the-scenes to allow the other two to focus on what they do best. And she often serves as TheHeart as the most socially adept of the three.
133* Callista, Aldonza and Zapana, the three saboteurs in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27736435 Zero Context: Taking Out the Trash]]'' who do the most damage to Circe and Marc's wedding, serve as this:
134** Callista is the most attractive of the three, to the point where Marc outright views her as gorgeous and contemplates adding her to his harem--to his claw-laden detriment.
135** Aldonza is the most intelligent, going [[CunningLikeAFox hand in hand]] with her existence as a fox caninoid. She organizes the evacuation of civilians once the attack begins, is ranked an admiral in her organization's space navy, and identifies the best way of destroying a magic-proofed mech that was keeping them occupied.
136** Zapana is pure brawn. She admits during the fight with the above mech that if she wanted to, she could easily throw it into orbit. Her golfing the mech across the street with what is stated to be a "portion" of her full power shows that it's not an exaggeration.
137[[/folder]]
138
139[[folder:Films — Animated]]
140* ''WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy'': The three females of Arlo's gang:
141** Furlecia - Beauty; an ActionGirl furball who brings on the sass.
142** Bertie - Brains; a good-natured GentleGiant who's the most competent.
143** Alia - Brawn; a tough tigress with crazy driving skills.
144* The three female explorers from ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'':
145** [[TheDragon Helga Sinclair]] - Beauty; the beautiful, but cold-hearted liutenant and [[spoiler: [[BigBad Rourke's]]]] second-in-command.
146** [[WrenchWench Audrey Ramirez]] - Brawn; the tough, young team mechanic.
147** [[CommunicationsOfficer Wilhelmina Packard]] - Brains; the elderly head radio operator.
148* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMysteryOfTheBatwoman'', Batman encounters a mysterious new vigilante, Batwoman, and narrows her identity to three suspects: MafiaPrincess (and Bruce's love interest) Kathy Duquesne, GadgeteerGenius Dr. Roxanne Ballantine, and Officer Sonia Alcana. [[spoiler: The big twist at the end is that ''all three'' women were working together and sharing the Batwoman mantle, using a voice modulator to sound the same. Batman correctly deduced that they all brought something unique to the table: Kathy provided the money, Roxanne the gadgets, and Sonia the combat training (as well as being the TeamMom). To tie them with this trope, Roxanne is Brains, Kathy is Beauty, and Sonia is Brawn.]]
149* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'': The three main women.
150** Merida - Brawn; the FieryRedhead who lacked most (if any) traits of a stereotypical princess.
151** Queen Elinor - Beauty; Merida's mother who tries her best to teach her daughter [[ProperLady proper etiquette]].
152** The Witch - Brains; an eccentric and business-minded old sorceress that [[GeniusDitz neglects the details of her spells]].
153* The three female lead cars from ''{{Franchise/Cars}}'':
154** [[WesternAnimation/Cars1 Sally Carrera]] - Beauty; the resident district attourney and Lightning McQueen's love interest.
155** [[WesternAnimation/Cars2 Holley Shiftwell]] - Brains; British spy car Finn McMissile's female partner and Mater's love interest.
156** [[WesternAnimation/Cars3 Cruz Ramirez]] - Brawn; youn racing trainer-turned racecar and Lightning McQueen's successor.
157* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'': The main chickens, minus Ginger.
158** Babs - Beauty; TheDitz, naïve and good natured.
159** Mac - Brains; the team engineer, building all the gadgets used in their plans.
160** Bunty - Brawn; a BoisterousBruiser, best egg layer in the farm, also the most cynical.
161* ''Franchise/DespicableMe''- the three girls:
162** Margo - Brains; oldest sister, the most intelligent, mature and sarcastic.
163** Edith - Brawn; mischievous tomboy, with rebellious attitude & fond of destruction.
164** Agnes - Beauty; youngest of the trio, the most joyful and tender of the family.
165* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}''- Julieta and Augustin's three daughters:
166** Isabela (Beauty)- The "perfect" and "prettiest", who uses [[GreenThumb her gift]] to bloom beautiful flowers.
167** Mirabel (Brains)- The protagonist and [[MuggleBornOfMages only family member without a gift]]. She wears NerdGlasses and relies on her intelligence instead of any special gifts.
168** Luisa (Brawn)- Has SuperStrength as a gift and [[HeroicBuild the build]] to match.
169* The three sororities participating in [[FictionalSport the Scare Games]] from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'':
170** Python Nu Kappa (beauty)- A sorority composing entirely of identical-looking [[AlphaBitch Alpha Bitches]].
171** Eta Hiss Hiss (brains)- A {{Goth}}-based sorority who relies entirely on stealth and cleverness.
172** Slugma Slugma Kappa (brawn)- A sorority composing entirely of athletic cheerleader-like female monsters.
173[[/folder]]
174
175[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
176* ''Film/{{Bachelorette}}'':
177** Reagen - Brains, the Ivy league graduate who is so capable it's scary
178** Gena - Brawn, TheLadette.
179** Katie - Beauty, the ditzy [[TheFashionista Fashionista]].
180* ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'' has the three founding members of the titular group.
181** Dinah Laurel Lance / Black Canary - Beauty; An alluring, stylish lounge singer.
182** Helena Bertinelli / Huntress - Brawn; A tough biker and crossbowwoman.
183** Renee Montoya - Brains; An experienced detective from the GCPD.
184* ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' ([[TheFilmOfTheSeries the movies]])
185** Natalie - Beauty (even described as ThePollyanna by the film crew)
186** Dylan - Brains (TheLeader)
187** Alex - Brawn (it's Creator/LucyLiu, so she kicks out anyone in her path)
188* ''Film/TheDuff'': Basically how Bianca and her friends are described in the beginning.
189** Jess - Beauty, "the kind one" and TheFashionista.
190** Casey - Brawn, "the tough one" and very athletic SpicyLatina.
191** Bianca - Brains, a geeky honor student.
192* ''Film/Halloween1978''
193** Lynda - Beauty; the stylish cheerleader and the only one seen having sex.
194** Laurie - Brains; the most responsible and studious of the trio.
195** Annie - Brawn; the most assertive and brash friend of the group.
196%%* ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''
197%%** Missy - Brains
198%%** Chrissy - Brawn
199%%** Sissy - Beauty
200* In the GirlsWithGuns action film, ''Film/KillerAngels'', the Blue Angels consists of the members:
201** Beauty: Yau-li / Yolanda, most feminine of the trio, a long-haired GirlyBruiser who gets to go undercover as a singer during her undercover assignment, but when it comes to taking names she is a devil with a machine gun.
202** Brains: Amy, Yolanda's BespectacledCutie sidekick, strategist, and partner who backs her up during infiltrations and assists in planning the mission.
203** Brawn: Amy, eldest of the trio, who fights first ask questions later and can beat up mooks with ease.
204* ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'': The three oldest Von Trapp daughters
205** Liesl - Beauty (TheIngenue)
206** Brigitta - Brains (The CuteBookworm)
207** Louisa - Brawn (The {{Tomboy}})
208* ''Franchise/StarWars'': The female protagonists from each trilogy
209** Padmé: Beauty. Kind-hearted and highly feminine.
210** Leia: Brawn. Aggressive and the series' first ActionGirl
211** Rey: Brains. A GeniusBruiser who is very knowledgeable of machinery.
212* Three male examples in the film ''Film/{{Spears}}'', once the protagonists team up.
213** Jeff is TheCharmer, who makes his money through conning lonely women, and is the most conventionally attractive of the three (Beauty).
214** Kian is a private investigator, who's also wise enough to know when to call their losses (Brains).
215** Cormac is a weapons dealer, with an aggressive personality and a desire for the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique (Brawn).
216[[/folder]]
217
218[[folder:Literature]]
219* ''Literature/AvalonWebOfMagic''
220** Kara - Beauty; she's so focused on looking good and otherwise {{girly|Girl}} Adrianne calls her 'Barbie'. Her original function was to power up the others, not mediate. That was Emily's job.
221** Emily - Brains; she's the one with ThePlan to protect the forest or thwart the EvilPlan.
222** Adrianne - Brawn; a {{tomboy}} and so action forward Kara calls her 'Xena'.
223* ''Literature/BalletShoes'' by Noel Streatfield has this with the adopted three sisters:
224** Pauline is glamorous, with beautiful blonde hair and charisma to be an accomplished actress. She often gets roles over better rounded performers because of her looks and charisma (Beauty).
225** Petrova is more concerned with engines and books, and is the most sensible of the girls. Dance wise, she's the most technically proficient as well, even if she lacks the enthusiasm for it (Brains).
226** Posy has extreme raw talent for ballet (an incredibly physically demanding pursuit) and is bold enough to get herself hired by walking in and insisting on an impromptu audition (Brawn).
227* ''Literature/{{Circleverse}}'': The three main female characters could fit into it, while their foster brother Briar fits a little bit into all three (being handsome, tough and clever in a street-smart sort of way).
228** Sandry: Beauty (thread based magic, clothes designer and politician)
229** Tris: Brains (weather based magic, book worm)
230** Daja: Brawn (metal work/fire based magic, smithy).
231* ''Literature/DancingShoes'' by the same author has this lineup with the three cousins being raised at a dancing school:
232** Dulcie, the vain and ambitious star child whose looks are praised by everyone is Beauty.
233** Rachel, who is bookish, responsible and the favourite of their governess is Brains.
234** Hilary is lively, athletic and enjoys fun dancing like cartwheels and jazz fitting Brawn.
235* The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' witches (in addition to being TheHecateSisters):
236** Granny Weatherwax: Brains (the leader [or not - witches don't have leaders and Granny would be the first to tell other witches that] and the best at using "headology".)
237** Nanny Ogg: Brawn (the most likely to use physical force on a villain and also very much "[[DirtyOldWoman impulsive and pleasure seeking]]".)
238** Magrat Garlick: Beauty (well, "decently plain", but the youngest and the one who ties the other two together: "[[Literature/{{Maskerade}} Without Magrat, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg got on one another's nerves. With her, all three had been able to get on the nerves of absolutely everyone else in the whole world, which had been a lot more fun."]])
239* Aphrodite, Athena and Artemis of ''Literature/GoddessGirls'' are this.
240** Aphrodite - Goddess of Beauty (Beauty)
241** Athena - Goddess of Wisdom (Brains)
242** Artemis - Goddess of the Hunt (Brawn)
243* In the ''Literature/HIVESeries'', Laura, Lucy, and Shelby embody this.
244** Lucy Dexter: Beauty - serves as TheFace due to [[spoiler: her CompellingVoice]] and is also a RomanticFalseLead to Laura.
245** Laura Brand: Brains - a GadgeteerGenius and CuteBookworm.
246** Shelby Trinity: Brawn - and ActionGirl who acts as an AlwaysSaveTheGirl towards Laura, who is kidnapped in every volume.
247%%* ''Literature/ThePrincessSeries''
248%%** Snow - Beauty
249%%** Danielle - Brains
250%%** Talia - Brawn
251* ''Literature/TheProphecyOfTheStones''
252** Jade - Brawn, the hot-tempered duelist.
253** Opal - Brain, level headed and well read.
254** Ember - Beauty, sweet and kind reminder that HeartIsAnAwesomePower.
255* Implied in Creator/{{Plato}}'s ''Literature/TheRepublic'', which includes three castes, in which men and women are included equally
256** Guardian women - concerned with Forms and philosophical, brains
257** Auxiliary women - concerned with physically guarding the city, do gymnastic, and look up to men, brawn
258** Money-making/common women (and probably how he saw most Athenian women of his day) - concerned with the appearances of things, not how they really are, beauty.
259* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''
260** The Stark women:
261*** Catelyn - Brains. Provides counsel to Robb during his rebellion.
262*** Sansa - Beauty, which is admired by numerous characters.
263*** Arya - Brawn. She's a rebellious tomboy who practices fencing.
264** The Lannister siblings: Cersei (beauty), Jaime (brawn), Tyrion (brains)
265* Shallan and her two other personalities Veil and Radiant in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' split these aspects between each other.
266** Beauty - Radiant is the most conventionally attractive, but Shallan is the friendliest and the best at getting people to like her, while Veil is the best at talking and tricking people into doing what she wants. Shallan is also the mediator, as the original personality.
267** Brains - Shallan is the best at thinking on her feet, while Veil is more street savvy and Radiant is ruthlessly pragmatic. After one of Veil's plans goes awry, Shallan realizes that since Veil and Radiant come from her, they can't be smarter than she is.
268** Brawn - Radiant was created to be a warrior (since Shallan's traumatic past prevents her from using her Shardblade and Veil was unavailable to learn), but Veil is capable in a scrap as well, and loves her a good drink.
269* Elderly versions in Yulia Voznesenskaya's ''There Lived an Old Lady Who Wore Green Boots'':
270** Angelina "Lika" (Beauty) is slender, elegant, very naïve and sentimental, still retains a good deal of her former loveliness, and writes romantic poetry.
271** Agnia "Agunya" (Brains) is sensible, wise and rational, the leader of the three friends.
272** Varvara "Varezhka" (Brawn) is the healthiest and toughest (and fattest) of the three women.
273* ''Literature/ToAllTheBoysIveLovedBefore'' has the Song sisters.
274** Margot - Brains, the oldest and smartest sister, who also doubles as the TeamMom of the family.
275** Lara Jean - Beauty, referred to Kitty as the prettiest of the sisters, and has a quite a few admirers.
276** Kitty - Brawn, the boisterous and sometimes rebellious youngest sister.
277%%* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''
278%%** Elayne - Beauty
279%%** Min - Brains
280%%** Aviendha - Brawn
281%%*** Also a BlondeBrunetteRedhead trio.
282* The BigBadEnsemble sisters of ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' are this.
283** Blaze - beauty, beautiful and concerned with her appearance and charisma and [[BrainlessBeauty not the smartest dragon you'll ever meet]]
284** Blister - brains, known for being a clever ManipulativeBastard who wants to win the war via her plans
285** Burn - brawn, huge and physically strong, prefers dealing with threats by [[NoNonsenseNemesis just killing them right away]]
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287[[/folder]]
288
289[[folder:Music]]
290%%* The song "Gangsta Bitch"
291%%** Eve - Brains
292%%** Da Brat - Brawn
293%%** Trina - Beauty
294* Music/MisTeeq:
295** Sabrina was TheFashionista, and frequently changed her hair colour the most (Beauty).
296** Su-Elise was the one with organisational skills, and the best business sense (Brains).
297** Alesha was the aggressive rapper (Brawn).
298* Music/{{TLC}} directly invoked this trope with their 1994 album ''[=CrazySexyCool=]'': Left Eye, the aggressive and tomboyish rapper was "Crazy" (Brawn); Chilli, the most conventionally feminine of the trio and often MsFanservice in their videos, was "Sexy" (Beauty); and T-Boz, the calm and collected lead singer, was "Cool" (Brains).
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301[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
302* Wrestling/LayCool, whenever they were joined by Vickie Guerrero.
303** {{Wrestling/Layla}} - the feminine dancer, ditzy and with a fondness for sparkly gear (Beauty).
304** Vickie - the Official Consultant to Smackdown, frequently abusing her power to employ LoopholeAbuse (Brains).
305** Wrestling/MichelleMcCool - the multiple time Women's Champion, a self-professed tomboy and athlete, with a desire to hurt and humiliate enemies (Brawn).
306* The NXT stable Beautiful Fierce Females.
307** Wrestling/SummerRae - the glamorous Diva, with a Barbie doll inspired appearance (Beauty).
308** Wrestling/CharlotteFlair - the technically proficient athlete who was often TheChessmaster (Brains).
309** Wrestling/SashaBanks - the ruthless, aggressive BloodKnight (Brawn).
310[[/folder]]
311
312[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
313* ''TabletopGame/LegendsOfTheWulin'': In the Tale of the Three Maidens' Answers, three concubines search for ways to preserve their value to the king. The first makes herself a wise and reliable advisor to the king (Brains), the second developed techniques for preserving and enhancing her beauty (Beauty, obvi), and the third joined the Wulin and became a powerful warrior (Brawn). The book mentions that how it turned out for each of them depends on the point the storyteller wishes to make.
314[[/folder]]
315
316[[folder:Toys]]
317* ''Toys/DivaStarz'': Of the whole group, fashionable Alexa is the beauty, tech-savvy Tia is the brains, and sporty Nikki is the brawn.
318[[/folder]]
319
320[[folder:Webcomics]]
321%%* ''Webcomic/8BitTheater''
322%%** Thief - Beauty
323%%** Mage - Brains
324%%** Fighter - Brawn
325* ''Webcomic/AngelMoxie'': As seen in the page image.
326** Riley - The one who builds the best gadgets.
327** Tristan - The one who punches things real hard.
328** Alex - The one who fires off glorious magic spells.
329%%* ''Webcomic/AtArmsLength''
330%%** Reece - Beauty
331%%** Ally - Brains
332%%** Sheila - Brawn
333%%* ''LastRes0rt'':
334%%** Jigsaw - Brawny Brunette
335%%** Daisy - Brainy Redhead
336%%** Adharia - Beautiful Blonde
337* ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}''
338** Zala'ess Vel'Sharen - Beauty (she's used her beauty to seduce men and has dozens of children and is the most likely to flaunt her physical assets, also the clan diplomat)
339** Sarv'swati Vel'Sharen - Brawn (leader of the Sharen army and a formidable fighter in her own right)
340** Snadhya'rune Vel'Sharen - Brains (mastermind behind the conspiracy that killed her mother, as well as TheChessmaster who's manipulated her other sisters into fighting each other)
341* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'':
342** Nanase - Brawn (she can bench press 200 lbs when she has access to her magic and 160 lbs otherwise)
343** Grace - Brains (she learns very quickly, can store a lot of info in her short term memory, has above average long term memory and is a math tutor)
344** Ellen - Beauty (her appearance is based on the Female Variant 5 form as applied to Elliot which was designed with attractiveness in mind)
345* ''WebComic/GrrlPower'' Played strait AND subverted. Maxima is the brawn, and Dabbler is the brain. However ALL powered female heros are staggeringly beautiful, with viewer preference being the only difference. Dabbler has a slight advantage due to her natural succubus aura. Even non-powered (she's tech based) Sydney is only plain because she's compared to the rest of the team.
346%%* ''Webcomic/HodgesPond''
347%%** Judy - Beauty
348%%** Ali - Brains
349%%** Trixie - Brawn
350* ''Webcomic/M9Girls''
351** Karlita/Pink Starlight - Beauty. She is the ValleyGirl and TheFashionista of the group, though she is a closeted bookworm.
352** Any/Blue Destiny - Brains. She is the [[TeamMom leader]] of the group, and the most dedicated to science in the team.
353** Pato/Purple Space - Brawn. The DeadPanSnarker, she can transform into the material she touches. She usually prefers transforming into metal.
354* ''Webcomic/PrincessChroma'':
355** May - Beauty. She is sweet and innocent and initially Leopold thought she would be the obvious choice for being Princess Chroma.
356** April - Brains. She is the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]] of the group.
357** June - Brawn. Tomboyish and belligerent, she is the antithesis of a MagicalGirl. Still, she is the protagonist of the comic.
358* ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'': Shaenon herself said the main characters "possibly" fit into this trope.
359** Tip - Beauty, the EthicalSlut psychologist who prides himself on looking great in a dress. Note - he's not female, just a crossdresser, ThePornomancer and surprisingly badass at times.
360** Sweetheart - Brains, the enhanced-intelligence spitz who enjoys filing and organization.
361** Unity - Brawn, the nanotech zombie with zero attention span who likes killing things.
362[[/folder]]
363
364[[folder:Web Original]]
365* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Kayla's the Beauty, Portica's the Brain, Martha's the Brawn of the gal-pal trio.
366** Kayla has the traditionally "cute girly girl" personality to her, and she isn't much help in a fight or very intelligent.
367** Portica, even disregarding her [[MindOverMatter psychic powers]], she is clever in combat and one of the more sensible ones.
368** Martha is surprisingly good at physically fighting, despite being so nice, [[AnIcePerson especially when in her element.]]
369* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': The three major Demon Girls.
370** Charlie - Beauty, she's [[TheHeart The Heart]] who believes all Demons can be reformed.
371** Vaggie - Brains, the skeptical, [[OnlySaneMan no-nonsense sidekick]] who wants others to behave.
372** Cherri Bomb - Brawn, a rebellious and destructive Demon with a [[PsychoticManchild cocky, chaotic attitude]].
373*** [[BigBadEnsemble The Vees]]:
374*** Velvette - Beauty, the self-proclaimed backbone of the three. The [[CreepyDoll Doll Demon]] of Social Media and trending Fashionista, who acts like a teenager.
375*** Vox - Brains, the impressionable Television Demon. Calculating, charismatic and tech-savvy though rather [[HairTriggerTemper short-tempered]].
376*** Valentino - Brawn, a pompous Moth Demon, who runs the pornographic industry. He's also a [[BadBoss perverted, ruthless and abusive boss]] with a penchant for slavery.
377* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': The three imp assassins for I.M.P (Immediate Murder Professionals)
378** Blitzo - Beauty, due to his obsessions with the art world, especially musical theatre.
379** Moxie - Brains, as he is the most level-headed member of the team, and the OnlySaneMan.
380** Millie - Brawn, with her specialty in hardcore melee combat.
381*** The three Demon Lords introduced thus far:
382*** Asmodeus/Ozzie - Brains, the Demon of Lust who's a [[SmarterThanYouLook smarter than he looks]] even if a Hypocrite.
383*** Queen Bee-lzebub - Beauty, the Demon of Gluttony and a generous character, she's fun yet [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure reasonable in her antics]].
384*** Mammon - Brawn, the Demon of Greed and a [[EvilerThanThou selfish, repellent pig of a sin]]. Easily one of the more evil Demon Lords, who clearly cares only for himself and whatever money he can make.
385%%* ''Heroes VS Villains: The Animated Series
386%%** The Main Protagonists which are the hyenas are at this:
387%%*** Janja - Brains (the crafty leader)
388%%*** Cheezi - Beauty (a very cute hyena who is {{InTouchwithHisFeminineSide}} and tends to be emotional)
389%%*** Chungu - Brawn (the {{DumbMuscle}} of the group and is one of the most loyal companions of Gamey)
390%%** The Female Protagonists are at this too:
391%%*** Gamey and Lucy - Brains (she has her smart talk throughout the series and gothic poetry)
392%%*** Lola, Sofia and Winnie - Beauties (she tends to be the beauty queen, and two nature lovers)
393%%*** Lynn - Brawn (she is a sports player and can be very assertive than all the other companions of the group)
394* ''WebAnimation/HumanKindOf''
395** Iris - Beauty. A woman who may look childish, but she has great looks.
396** Judy - Brains. A nerdy teenager who discovers she's half-alien, has a bunch of science stuff in her room, is the only one who seems engaged in science class, and has a bit of a lab set up in her basement.
397** Cory - Brawn. Judy's [[OnlyFriend Only]] BestFriend who loves her BizarreAlienBiology so much and is the capable fighter.
398* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'': The women of Project Freelancer
399** Beauty - C.T. While she’s one of the more tragic characters in the Freelancer Arc, she's downright beautiful [[https://rvb.fandom.com/wiki/C.T.?file=CT-render.png when she smiles]]. WordOfGod has also confirmed she wears the bulkiest chest plate because she’s quite busty.
400** Brain - Carolina. Shes the team leader, and comes up with most of the mission plans. [[spoiler: She’s also the Director’s daughter, so some of the intellect could be genetic]]
401** Brawn - South. shes headstrong and quick to anger.
402%%* ''Literature/SailorNothing''
403%%** Himei/Sailor Nothing - Brawn
404%%** Aki/Sailor Beauty - Beauty
405%%** Shin/Sailor Truth - Brains
406%%* The 'Three Little Witches' of the Literature/WhateleyUniverse
407%%** Abracadabra - Brawn
408%%** Clover - Beauty
409%%** Palantir - Brains
410[[/folder]]

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