The TV bitch has long been an archetype of TV drama, usually the woman that our main character has to overcome in order to fully come into her own. But in the 00s onwards the TV bitch has slowly been given her own autonomy and her own happy ending without sacrificing her quintessential bitchness.

5. Naomi Clark

The 90210 21st century remake wouldn’t have been complete without a HBIC and Naomi Clark fit the bill perfectly. Played by the impossibly gorgeous AnnaLynne McCord Naomi Clark started out as the privileged princess with a douchebag boyfriend to a complex antihero who ends up opening her own restaurant and learning that her worth isn’t based in a boyfriend.

4. Katerina Petrova 

Katerina Petrova first came onto our screens at the end of season 1, pretending to be Elena kissing Damon and nearly killing Elena’s uncle. With her snarky attitude and tragic backstory Katerina was the perfect offset to Elena Gilbert’s dullness. A testament to Nina Dobrev’s acting skills that she managed to create two (and then eighteen more) wildly different characters.

3. Alison DiLaurentis

For five seasons we saw Alison Dilaurentis through flashbacks as Queen Bitch of Rosewood and an army of people that she managed to piss off at sometime in her fourteen years on the planet. She returns in a hailstorm of secrets and shocking twists completely different person and if the twin theory is to be believed that might not be a turn of phrase.

2. Santana Lopez 

Glee was a show with flaws where the behind the scenes drama was more interesting than another mash-up. But Santana Lopez with her witty one-liners and earth shattering putdowns remained consistent and her relationship with Brittany was incredibly sweet.

1.Blair Waldorf 

The Upper East Side Alpha-Bitch won legions of fans with her complex character role. Blair Waldorf managed to both be terrible and amazing with her rocky friendship with Serena and her even rockier relationship with Chuck we all found ourselves rooting for the impeccably dressed Blair Waldorf