History Main / BrainlessBeauty

* Nerdator from {{Freakazoid}} had intended to capture all the Earth's nerds (except Newt Gingrich) and absorb their intellect, leaving the running of the planet to "good-looking but vapid air-heads". Enter the star of the show to make him see the err of his ways.

* Raziel from ChristopherMoore's ''LambTheGospelAccordingToBiff'', a male angel so pretty that [[EvenTheGuysWantHim even straight men WOULD want to do him]] if he didn't completely infuriate people with his stupidity. Biff theorizes that he's the origin of Dumb Blonde jokes.

->''"Thank God you're pretty."''\\

->''"...men who, considering females rather as women than human creatures, have been more anxious to make them alluring mistresses than affectionate wives and rational mothers; and the understanding of the sex has been so bubbled by this specious homage that the civilized women of the present century, with a few exceptions, are only anxious to inspire love, when they ought to cherish a nobler ambition, and by their abilities and virtues exact respect."''\\
-- '''Mary Wollstonecraft''', ''A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'' (1792)

-- '''Rachel''' to '''Joey''', ''{{Friends}}''

->''"Okay, brain, it's all up to you. I know you haven't had a lot of exercise in the past um... sixteen years, give or take, but you can do this!"''\\
-- '''[[EvenTheGuysWantHim Justin]]''', TotalDramaIsland

Related to {{Vanity}} as this kind of characters are more often than not very vain.

* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' v4 character Hermione Miller is often described this way. She's an aspiring fashion model, so of course she's gorgeous. Unfortunately, she's also not very intelligent, or at least is BookDumb. Eventually [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] when she realizes that people would always secretly treat her with disdain and disrespect due to her foolishness, [[spoiler: which leads her to [[DrivenBySuicide pull her collar.]]]]

* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' v4 character Hermione Miller is often described this way. She's an aspiring fashion model, so of course she's gorgeous. Unfortunately, she's also not very intelligent, or at least is BookDumb.

* Fallout: It is entirely possible to create a caracter with 1 point in intelligence and 10 in Charisma. Such a character could effectively considered brainless beauty.

** He wasn't much of a villian, but it's a {{Fridge Brilliance}} once you realize that people thought a meteor was going to destroy earth, and the rocket was designed to keep humanity alive. [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean Mmrow.]]

* Melody on JosieAndThePussycats.

* In the original film version of ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' Buffy was a BrainlessBeauty, though she matured out of it thanks to discovering her HiddenDepths and [[TookAlelInBadass Taking A Level In Badass]].

* Briefly, Krillin of Dragonball Z had a girlfriend named Marron. She was one of the prettiest characters ever introduced, but also truly, unfathomably stupid.

* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' v4 character Hermione Miller is often described this way. An aspiring fashion model, so of course she's gorgeous. Unfortunately, she's also not very intelligent, or at least is BookDumb.

->''"...men who, considering females rather as women than human creatures, have been more anxious to make them alluring mistresses than affectionate wives and rational mothers; and the understanding of the sex has been so bubbled by this specious homage that the civilized women of the present century, with a few exceptions, are only anxious to inspire love, when they ought to cherish a nobler ambition, and by their abilities and virtues exact respect."''\\
-- '''Mary Wollstonecraft''', ''A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'' (1792)

A specific version of TheDitz: an attractive, but stupid character who gets by on his or her looks. Usually promiscuous (or at least "boy/girl crazy" and popular). Jokes about the character usually revolve around their lack of intellect and effortless romantic abilities.

[[{{Histeria}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MissInfoBikini-b.jpg]]
[[caption-width:292:We're walkin', we're movin' along...]]

-->''"Thank God you're pretty."''
-->-- '''Rachel''' to '''Joey''', ''{{Friends}}''

-->''"...men who, considering females rather as women than human creatures, have been more anxious to make them alluring mistresses than affectionate wives and rational mothers; and the understanding of the sex has been so bubbled by this specious homage that the civilized women of the present century, with a few exceptions, are only anxious to inspire love, when they ought to cherish a nobler ambition, and by their abilities and virtues exact respect."''
-->-- '''Mary Wollstonecraft''', ''A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'' (1792)

* Destiny Demeanor in ''[=~National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon~=]'' literally has nothing between her ears - at one point while making out with the hero she seductively asks him to blow in her ear. When he does so we hear an echo like someone blowing across the top of an empty beer bottle and see the hair on the opposite side of her head billow in the breeze.

* Destiny Demeanor in ''{{National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1}}'' literally has nothing between her ears - at one point while making out with the hero she seductively asks him to blow in her ear. When he does so we hear an echo like someone blowing across the top of an empty beer bottle and see the hair on the opposite side of her head billow in the breeze.

* Miss Information, the tour guide from ''[[{{ptitle17u4r74z}} Histeria!]]'', pictured above. Need I say more?

DumbBlonde covers some of the same territory, but (obviously) not all Brainless Beauties are blonde, and by no means are all Dumb Blondes as sexualised as this trope.

** Subverted in Juliet from ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals''. She's friends with a principal viewpoint character who likes her but always has to do everything for her, causing her to come across like this, but at eventually finds herself noticing that it ''is'' her who's doing everything for her and that maybe she should give her a chance. Could still be a mild example, but some expectations are certainly subverted.