BLONDE AMBITION
Feb 25, 2022
4 minutes
COMPILED BY NASIFA SULAIMAN
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IN ONE of her most famous roles she plays a Chihuahua-toting, pink-loving law student who’s laughed off as ditsy and a little ridiculous by the men in her orbit.
But the guys quickly learn one thing: fob her off at your peril. Elle Woods, Legally Blonde’s high-heeled heroine, runs legal loops around the competition and graduates top of her class.
Today she remains one of the best characters Reese Witherspoon has ever played for one main reason: “Like her, I don’t like to be underestimated,” she says.
And like Elle, Reese has risen
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