Parents Are Posting Photos of Their Daughters Dressed As Princess Leia to Honor Carrie Fisher
Actress and author Carrie Fisher, best known for her role in the Star Wars movies, died Tuesday at 60 after suffering a massive heart attack. The actress had finished filming for the eighth Star Wars film prior to her death, so we'll get to see one last glimpse at Princess (now General) Leia Organa.
To mourn her loss and honor her legacy, Fisher's fans took to social media to show just how important Fisher's most iconic character was. Back in the 1970s, it was rare to see a female character take so much action and show so much agency and power. Fans posted photos of their daughters gleefully dressing as Princess Leia, complete with her iconic hair buns, to show how her legacy will live on.
In honor of Carrie post pics of you or your feisty daughters dressed up like Princess Leia. I want to see em all. I'll start. #CarrieFisher pic.twitter.com/1u63OHRWir
- Single Mom Survives (@SnglMomSurvives) December 27, 2016
@SnglMomSurvives @HuffPostParents pic.twitter.com/u7c8R9c3w6
- Tara Garufi (@TaraGarufi) December 27, 2016
RIP Princess Leia. The first person I ever had a crush on. Here is my daughter dressed up like her pic.twitter.com/B8Vi33WRaF
- Once A Runner (@coopercoach) December 27, 2016
Princess Leia was such an iconic role, that my daughter came to love her and even had a Leia themed party 35 years after original release pic.twitter.com/dw1U7WQNwf
- Luke Wheeler (@LukeWheeler20) December 27, 2016
#CarrieFisher RIP my daughter just was wearing her Princess Leia buns last night at the Rogue One movie ...😭 pic.twitter.com/aKNZFShwem
- CandyBeach (@Candylycious) December 27, 2016
She inspired my daughter to be a different kind of princess - a kick ass one #PrincessLeia pic.twitter.com/tlQblxfZkp
- Alison Percival (@PercivalAlison) December 27, 2016
And it's not just this generation of kids who looked up to Fisher's character. Some fans even posted photos of themselves dressed as Princess Leia when they were children. Leia has inspired little girls for decades, and that certainly won't go away anytime soon.
Digging up this photo of me, dressed like my favorite movie character, in memory of Carrie Fisher. Sad to hear this news. #RIPCarrieFisher pic.twitter.com/BI4ggxuWqR
- Sylvia Kirkwood (@SylSyl2299) December 27, 2016
Thanks for inspiring young girls like me @carrieffisher . You will be missed so much 💖 pic.twitter.com/fV38tRD7GK
- sassy sableye (@regressoms) December 27, 2016
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