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Elle Woods is the protagonist of Amanda Brown's 2001 novel Legally Blonde and the 2001 film of the same name as well as the 2003 sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde. Woods is also the protagonist of the 2007 Broadway adaptation of the movie.

Elle Woods first appeared as the protagonist of Legally Blonde, a novel by Amanda Brown. Later, Woods was portrayed by Reese Witherspoon in the films Legally Blonde (2001) and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003). The character was then portrayed in a Broadway musical adaptation of the first film, Legally Blonde - The Musical. Elle Woods is also the basis of a series of young adult fiction novels by Natalie Standiford. The character is mentioned but not seen in a 2009 direct-to-video sequel, Legally Blondes, which portrays the adventures of her twin British cousins. In 2018 Ariana Grande referenced Elle in several scenes of her "Thank U, Next" music video.

Entertainment Weekly put Elle Woods on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying, "She's blonde, bubbly and carries a tiny Chihuahua. But despite the inevitable Paris Hilton comparisons, Reese Witherspoon's Legally Blonde dynamo managed to be taken seriously. Case closed!"

Woods has been portrayed by eleven different actresses in different stagings of Legally Blonde - The Musical: Gabby Cinque, Olivia Mezzerina, , Bailey Hanks, Sayaka Kanda, Barbara Obermeier and in the West End by Sheridan Smith (who was later replaced by her Legally Blonde co-star Susan McFadden). From July 2011 Carley Stenson took over the role of Elle Woods with Susan McFadden leaving the show.

Elle Woods has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.