Everything was better in the 90s.

It was the golden age of fashion (sun flower hats), make up (blue mascara) and most importantly: female TV and movie characters. 

Kat Stratford had some shit going on but she wasn’t worried about a leaked nude pic or whether she had a thigh gap. And Buffy was too busy kicking vampire butt to select the perfect Instagram filter for her belfie.

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From Sabrina the Teenage Witch to Rachel Green, these were the women we wanted to be when we decided to grow up.

Here is our completely subjective and possibly controversial ranking of our favourite fictional 90s women. 

The 90s girls we wanted to be.

18. Daria in Daria (duh).

17. Sue Ellen Crandell in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

16. Katerina "Kat" Ioannou in Heartbreak High.

15. Sarah Bailey in The Craft.

13. Laney Boggs in She's All That.

12. Julia Salinger in Party of Five.

11. Romy and Michele from Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

10. Rachel Green in Friends.

9. Kat Stratford in 10 Things I Hate About You.

8. Alex Mack in The Secret World of Alex Mack.

7. Lelaina Pierce in Reality Bites.

6. Josie Gellar in Never Been Kissed.

5. Corey Mason in Empire Records.

4. Joey Potter in Dawson's Creek.

3. Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Clueless

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer.