In this B.A. thesis, the princess character in the Disney animated movies are going to be analyzed. The Disney corporation has been for years one of the leading media houses in the world which with its products has shaped the representation of women in the media. Because of that, the focus of this thesis will be the representation of the princesses and its purpose is to describe the way her representation has changed. In this thesis, a data analasyswas conducted and the materials was collected using a template created on the basis of selected literature. The dana showed that Disney strives to achieve a balance between the different parts of the movies in regards to the feminine and masculine traits that the princesses express. The results also reveal that social status is a important factor which defines the way they express their wishes, seek social change and define their relationships with their father. The need for a man's affection also emerged as an important factor for motivating the heroins. Factors such as Disney's tendency to show the heroins as both passive and active, social status and a man's affection have shown to shape the way the princesses are represented and the way they have changed through the sequels. Considering all films, the Disney princess is a girl with balanced characteristics (masculine and feminine) who acts and expresses according to her current social status. Her man motivator is a man's affection and she is ready to sacrifice herself to attain.