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From the hallowed halls of high school to the cutthroat sorority house, some social circles command attention and strike fear into the hearts of their peers. Join us as we count down our picks for the most iconic and formidable groups of popular girls and their loyal entourages in movies and TV. We're looking beyond just the queen bee to appreciate her royal court, showcasing the unforgettable dynamics that redefined what it means to be a powerful clique in pop culture.
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00:00We're the Plastics.
00:01They're teen royalty.
00:02If North Shore was Us Weekly, they would always be on the cover.
00:06Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 most fearsome and iconic cliques in pop culture.
00:12Looking not just at the Queen Bee, but her royal court as well.
00:15Welcome to Ride Down!
00:22Number 10, Lana, Anna and Fontana.
00:25The Princess Diaries.
00:26Oh, Mr. O'Connell, um, there's a school rule that says nobody's allowed to wear hats in class,
00:32and I don't think anybody should be an exception to that rule, do you?
00:36No, Lana.
00:38I mean, I'm sorry, but hats are against the dress code.
00:40We can only assume that Lana Thomas, cheerleader and tormentor of novice princess Mia Thermopolis,
00:45chooses her friends based purely on their names.
00:47Lana, Anna and Fontana!
00:52Stupid, you'll be a real mean guy.
00:54I like to pick your room so you can fly.
00:58And frankly, the rhyming thing is kind of iconic.
01:00While Lana is the focus of much of this group's screen time,
01:03Anna and Fontana still serve a very important purpose.
01:07Without their backup vocals, Stupid Cupid wouldn't have been nearly as good.
01:10Stupid Cupid, stop picking on me.
01:13Stupid Cupid.
01:14We're still not sure what the point of that song served in the plot,
01:17but there's no doubt they were definitely serving something.
01:19However, their scheme to expose Mia to the paparazzi later that night was seriously cruel,
01:24and some of the worst movie mean girl behavior.
01:26Everything's fine.
01:31Is anybody coming?
01:32No!
01:34Guys, I really appreciate it.
01:37She's got her bathing suit off.
01:41Kate, now!
01:43Princess!
01:43Number 9, The Pretty Committee, The Clique.
01:47Somebody call the fashion police.
01:49I'm making a citizen's arrest.
01:51Sticking with the rhyming theme,
01:53but this group has decided to give a name to their clique.
01:55The Pretty Committee of the wealthy private school, Octavian County Day,
01:59consists of Massey Block and her selectively chosen friends,
02:03like a middle school version of Mean Girls.
02:05The clique also deals with an outsider, Claire,
02:07taking on a Queen Bee as she tries to infiltrate this elite group.
02:10Claire and Massey do get out via fake IMs and an overactive rumor mill,
02:27but ultimately decide to call a truce and become friends.
02:30Everyone learns that kindness is better than cruelty,
02:32and most importantly, they keep their super adorable group named.
02:40Number 8, Paris, Madeleine and Louise, Gilmore Girls.
02:53Oh, I'm Paris.
02:55I didn't see you there.
02:57Where'd you come from?
02:58I know who you are too.
02:59Lorelei Gilmore from Stars Hollow.
03:02You can call me Rory.
03:03Are you going out for the Franklin?
03:04The what?
03:05Nice innocent act.
03:06At least I know you're not going out for drama club.
03:08The group with the most character development on this list
03:11comes from this cozy early 2000s TV series all about female relationships.
03:15When Rory Gilmore starts at Chilton,
03:18she initially encounters this group as the usual trio of a mean girl and her loyal cronies.
03:23Isn't your house kind of far?
03:24It's 30 minutes away by bus.
03:26Bus?
03:27I don't do bus.
03:28Well, if you have a better suggestion.
03:30I'll drive.
03:31However, as the series progresses,
03:33both Rory and the audience get to know these characters better,
03:36becoming much more complex.
03:37Paris' bravado is revealed to mask deep insecurities
03:40and their group dynamic shifts as it becomes clear that Madeleine and Louise are best friends,
03:45making Paris more like a third wheel.
03:47Were we really friends at one point?
03:48They do card at the clubs, but there's a million ways around it.
03:51Major flirting.
03:52Sexy voice.
03:53And if all that fails, make out.
03:54With who?
03:55Each other.
03:56Excuse me?
03:56It's an interesting twist on a type of trio that we've seen many times before,
04:00delving much deeper into the complexities of adolescent friendships.
04:03Oops, I think I just dialed his number.
04:05Madeleine, no!
04:06Oh my god, it's ringing!
04:08Ring up!
04:09It's his voicemail.
04:10Oh, sexy voice.
04:11Ring up!
04:12Oops, I think it's gonna...
04:14It beeped!
04:15Talk!
04:16Number seven, Darla and the seniors.
04:18Dazed and confused.
04:20I'm gonna kick her ass!
04:21I can't believe that!
04:23What a bitch!
04:24I thought you said you weren't gonna get mad, man!
04:25I'm not mad!
04:26For many decades, the transfer of power as one high school senior class graduates and the
04:30junior class rises to take their place has been an important rite of passage.
04:34Some students wield that power with a bit more grace than others.
04:37That was pathetic!
04:41Let's try it again!
04:42That means get up, you lazy little bitches!
04:45Get up!
04:45Get up!
04:46You heard her!
04:47Ellie!
04:50That was horrible, you little slut girls!
04:52You little freshman slut!
04:54Get up!
04:55Darla and her fellow senior cheerleaders seized this authority with Gusteau, quickly enacting
04:59the hazing rituals they no doubt endured themselves as freshmen.
05:03Seniors!
05:05You love us!
05:06Smile!
05:07You love us!
05:10While some of their actions could no doubt be considered cruel and unusual punishment,
05:15to these girls, they're just welcoming their new cheerleaders the only way they know how.
05:19What a way to spend the last day of school.
05:21It's hot out here and I'm really sick of looking at all of you, so let's just, let's get out of here.
05:27Number 6, Big Red and the Toros.
05:29Bring it on.
05:30I'm pretty, I'm cool, I dominate the school.
05:34Who am I?
05:34Just guess, guys wanna touch my chest.
05:37This elite cheerleading squad only proves what a difference a leader can make in shaping their
05:41group's dynamics.
05:42Big Red, former Toros cheer captain, reigned with an iron fist.
05:46Her squad was in top shape and they had the best routines.
05:50And!
05:50That's alright, that's okay, you're gonna pump our gas someday.
05:55That's alright, that's okay, you're gonna pump our gas someday.
06:00She might have had to steal them from the Clovers, but she would do whatever it took to win.
06:04As a result of Big Red's deceit, the Toros as a whole become tainted by her treachery.
06:08This season should have been gravy, okay?
06:10I hand-picked a squad, I delivered an idiot-proof routine.
06:14Platter, Nationals, hello?
06:16Don't you mean a stolen routine?
06:18Oh.
06:18Meanwhile, under Torrance's rule as cheer captain, they are able to come together and create their
06:23own original routine to enter the Nationals.
06:25They might not have been good enough to beat the Clovers, but honestly, could anyone?
06:29I talked to her, she's cool with this.
06:30Don't tell me Carver can cut school just because she broke her leg in three places.
06:34Hello?
06:35Get a wheelchair.
06:36I'm that lucky bitch.
06:37Number five, the Pink Ladies, Grease.
06:40They might be decked out in custom pink satin jackets, but these are not your typical teen queens.
06:44Well, here we are again.
06:47Yeah, but this time we're seniors.
06:49And we're gonna rule the school.
06:52The rebellious Pink Ladies of Rydell High have no interest in being pool-skirted cheerleaders.
06:58They'd rather drive around with their T-bird boyfriends.
07:00Hey, Zubo.
07:01I got a surprise for you.
07:04Oh, yeah?
07:06Yeah.
07:09Sandy!
07:11Teddy!
07:12Their leader, Betty Rizzo, embodies the total ethos of the Pink Ladies.
07:16Look at me, I'm Sandra Dee.
07:20Lousy whips for Jimity.
07:23Confident, sarcastic and outspoken, Rizzo is proud to show off her unique personality.
07:28I got so many hickeys, people think I'm a leper.
07:31During a decade when conservative values and traditional femininity were praised,
07:35Rizzo and the Pink Ladies proved that conformity is never the only option.
07:39They know what they're about, and they know they look good doing it.
07:42Hey, Marty.
07:43Are those new glasses?
07:44Oh, yeah.
07:45Just got them for school.
07:46Don't you think they make me look smarter?
07:47Nah, you can still see your face.
07:49Number four.
07:50The Chanel's.
07:51Scream Queens.
07:52A lot of people talk smack about how sororities are exclusive and they're a class system.
07:55Well, guess what?
08:00Life is a class system.
08:03And a sorority is the one place left in the world where you get to pick and choose the people around you.
08:07This campy horror show gifted us the most perfect satire of the Queen Bee and her minions in the form of the Chanel's.
08:14Oh, yeah, number five.
08:14Let's just mosey on down to the Hog District and bring home a 400-pound sal.
08:18It's not conspicuous at all.
08:19Sorority president Chanel Oberlin is beautiful, wealthy, and absolutely ruthless.
08:25She insists that members of her posse also go by the name Chanel, simply because she doesn't want to learn their real names.
08:31I'm sorry.
08:31Did I ask you to pull down my panties and blow a compliment up my butt?
08:34Nobody likes a suck-up Chanel No. 5.
08:36She refers to them by number, completely stripping them of any original identity as she forces them to conform to her will.
08:42Always decked out in coordinating preppy and chic pastel outfits, there's no denying the Chanel's are an intimidatingly stunning force of nature.
08:50If there wasn't a serial killer on the loose, they'd definitely be the most terrifying thing on campus.
08:55See, this is why you turdlets need me.
08:57You're not even competent enough to kill one lousy sorority co-president.
09:01Newsflash, felchers!
09:03Rat poison only works because rodents don't have a gag reflex.
09:06If you gave a human rat poison, they would immediately puke it all up.
09:09Number three, The Flawless Four, Jawbreaker.
09:11This dark comedy takes high school drama to a whole new level.
09:14All right, bitches, out.
09:16Move it! Move it!
09:18That means you too, doctor.
09:20The elite group of popular girls known as Flawless Four consists of Courtney, Marcy, Julie and Liz.
09:25Armed with perfect hair and candy-coloured outfits, the girls are faced with a problem bigger than their usual drama when they accidentally cause Liz's death.
09:33Pop it, Marcy!
09:35Surprise!
09:35The complex lies they concoct to feign their innocence are a commentary on the high school rumour mill and the power popular students have to control the narrative how they see fit.
09:58Listen, bitch. One word and you're over. I mean that.
10:02I'm not scared of you anymore, Courtney.
10:03Out of all the teen clique flicks, this one is definitely the most criminally underrated.
10:09Come on, Marcy. This train wreck's getting old.
10:13It's over, Courtney.
10:15Number two, The Heathers.
10:16Heathers.
10:17He used a real gun. They should throw his ass in jail.
10:21No way. He used blanks.
10:24All JD really did was ruin two pairs of pants.
10:27Maybe not even that.
10:29Can you bleach out urine stains?
10:31Veronica Sawyer is the odd one out within her elite friend group for a few reasons, but most notably, she's the only one not named Heather.
10:39Heather McNamara, Heather Duke, and leader, Heather Chandler, from The Heathers, a ruthless group of girls consumed by their quest to attain and protect their high status at Westberg High School.
10:50When Veronica and her bad boy boyfriend, JD, accidentally kill Chandler, Westberg descends into anarchy.
10:55Heather, I think last night we both said a lot of stuff we didn't mean, did we?
11:01How the hell did you get in here?
11:02Um, Veronica knew you'd have a hangover, so I whipped this up for you. It's a family recipe.
11:11What did you do, put a phlegm glabber in it or something?
11:13With the balance of power disturbed, the chaos that follows serves as a commentary on mental health and high school social dynamics.
11:19As ruthless as they were, it seems the Heathers were the glue holding together the collective sanity of their school.
11:26Veronica, you look like hell.
11:29Yeah, I just got back.
11:32Veronica, what are you doing?
11:35Heather, my love. There's a new sheriff in town.
11:40Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
11:43Shelby, Madison, and Caitlin. A Cinderella story. Every server's worst nightmare table.
11:48I'll have a boss.
11:50Excuse me?
11:51It's water. From Norway.
11:52She's the worst.
11:54Sorry, we only have water from the valley.
11:57Oh, well, then I'll have an iced tea.
11:59Make that two. And, you know, I'm still waiting on that breakfast burrito, Diner Girl.
12:06She is so not getting a tip.
12:08The A Group.
12:08Romeo and Michelle's high school reunion.
12:11Reunion proves that some things never change.
12:13You're just jealous. Because unlike a certain ball-busting, dried-up career woman I might mention, we're all happily married.
12:23The six chicks. 13 going on 30. 80s pre-teen queens, but blink and you'll miss Brie Larson.
12:29Hey, Jenna. Hi, Beaver. How's everything at the dam?
12:33So, how'd yours come out, Rink?
12:36Uh, not so good.
12:38Yeah, mine aren't so hot either.
12:40Nuh-uh. Tell them, yours are great.
12:41You're the best.
12:44God, you're so phylogenic.
12:46I'll meet you out front, okay?
12:48Do whatever you want. It's not like she needs a play-by-play.
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13:06Number 1. The Plastics. Mean Girls.
13:09We want to invite you to have lunch with us. Every day for the rest of the week.
13:13Oh, it's okay.
13:14Coolness. So we'll see you tomorrow.
13:16On Wednesdays, we wear pink.
13:18There couldn't possibly be another choice for the number one spot on this list.
13:22These three girls embody everything it means to be high school royalty.
13:25And they do it better than anyone else.
13:27Being with the Plastics was like being famous.
13:30People looked at you all the time and everybody just knew stuff about you.
13:34That new girl moved here from Africa.
13:36I saw Katie Heron wearing army pants and flip-flops, so I bought army pants and flip-flops.
13:41Regina George is not only beautiful, she's intelligent and manipulative enough to make anyone do her bidding.
13:46Her chosen targets are her best friends.
13:49Loyal but spoiled Gretchen Wieners and the dim but sweet Karen Smith.
13:52She is one of the dumbest girls you will ever meet.
13:56Following Regina's strict code of conduct, the Blastics always look stunning and have earned their classmate's utmost fear and respect.
14:03Even kind-hearted homeschooled Katie falls under their spell, proving no one is safe from the ultimate queens of the high school social hierarchy.
14:11Regina, stop! Do you know what everyone says about you?
14:14They say that you're a homeschooled jungle freak who's a less hot version of me.
14:19Yeah, so don't try to act so innocent.
14:21You can take that fake apology and shove it right up your hairy-
14:25Would you join any of these mean girl cliques?
14:27Let us know in the comments.
14:29Why are you still messing with Regina, Katie?
14:31I'll tell you why, because you are a mean girl!
14:34Let us know in the comments.
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