The name "Tiana" is of Russian, Latin and English origin and means "follower of Christ". Tiana's princess personality is "Inspiring". Tiana is the first dark-skinned princess of Disney. Tiana's web personalities are ambitious, determined.
No, Princess Moana is not black. Moana, who is the titular character in the 2016 Disney animated movie of the same name, is of Polynesian heritage. Her story is inspired by the tales of Polynesian seafarers and her home island of Motunui is based on multiple real-world locations from the Pacific Islands region.
With her appearance finalized, Jasmine became Disney's first non-white princess as opposed to being of European heritage.
Voiced by Anika Noni Rose, Princess Tiana marked an important shift in the way Disney portrays its princesses, bringing us not only a princess who is willing to roll up her sleeves and work hard for what she wants, but also the very first Black princess in Disney history.
Mulan is without a doubt Disney's most iconic warrior woman. She is the first Disney Warrior princess who started a movement and influenced all the other Disney princess characters who came after her awe-inspiring story.
Prince Eric ("The Little Mermaid")
Prince Eric—with his big blue eyes, jet-black hair, and incredibly expressive eyebrows—is arguably the most attractive prince on the list.
Her country of origin, for example, has been frequently disputed. While some claim Jasmine is Arab because the movie opens with a song called Arabian Nights, others believe that the architecture in Agrabah is clearly based on the Taj Mahal, making Jasmine Indian.
Inspired by Polynesian mythology, Moana is depicted as the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.
In Disney's nearly 100-year history, there has been only one Black Disney princess — Princess Tiana in “The Princess and the Frog,” a 2009 animated feature starring Anika Noni Rose. The singer Brandy starred in a 1997 made-for-TV film version of “Cinderella,” a remake of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
Snow White is the typical, beautiful, gentle and innocent princess. The only thing she does in the movie is clean the house for seven guys and get saved by another one.
Snow White and Rapunzel are German. Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle are French. Ariel is Danish. Merida is Scottish.
Born Angela Gisela Brown, Princess Angela of Liechtenstein – wife of Prince Maximilian – is known as the first European princess of African origin to marry a member of a reigning European dynasty. She was originally born in Bocas del Toro, Panamá, though her parents primarily raised her in New York City.
Although Moana is from the fictional island Motunui some 3,000 years ago, the story and culture of Moana is based on the very real heritage and history of Polynesian islands such as Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and Tahiti. In fact, once you start looking for ties to Polynesian culture in Moana, it's hard to stop!
Academy Award-winner Ariana DeBose will portray the first Afro-Latina princess. The trailer for Disney's latest animation film, Wish, is here, and we're already in love with the leading princess, voiced by West Side Story Academy Award-winning actress Ariana DeBose.
So it all works out in the end: Moana is not from Hawaii, and neither is she from New Zealand. She has to come from Tonga or Samoa, the two first archipelagoes where the Polynesian People was born. They were the only Polynesian islands with a population at the time…
Elena de Avalor is Disney's first Latina princess.
They're not princesses.
Both Anna and Elsa ultimately serve as queens of Arendelle. Now, you don't technically have to be a princess to be an official “Disney Princess” — just of “regal lineage”. So they do fulfill that criteria.
Princess Ananya, has been confirmed by the team, but they have also added that it's quite in the early stages and the team isn't even close to launching her. Having grown up with Ariel, Elsa, Rapunzel, and Snow White, having a Disney Indian princess is a big step towards cultural representation.
Representation can't be the end game for a fair society, but it's a good place to start. Since falling in love with the forthright Arab princess as a child, Yasmine Kandil hasn't lost sight of her peerless impact, 30 years since the Disney film was first released.
BuzzFeed views Snow White as a German woman, and suggests that a "historically accurate" Snow White would have been raised within the "austere and religious" culture of the Holy Roman Empire in the 16th century.
Who is the most beautiful Disney villain? Based on our analysis, Evil Queen is the most beautiful canon Disney supervillain on this list. According to her magic mirror, she's the second most beautiful woman, next to Snow White.
In August 2022, Raya from the film “Raya and the Last Dragon” was announced as the 13th official Disney Princess.