Queen Erika

Erika is a main protagonist in the 2004 Barbie movie, Barbie as The Princess and The Pauper. Her twin is Princess Anneliese, a princess, and they are both voiced by Kelly Sheridan. Her singing part is voiced by Julie Stevens.

Story
Erika was born on a kingdom on the top of a mountain, the same day the new princess Anneliese is born. She was born to a poor family, and they was asking theirselves on how will they take care of the child? They're really poor, so they began borrowing money from Madame Carp, who own a dress store near their house.

For years and years, for 17 years, Erika has been Madame Carp's seamstress. But she all ever wanted for is to be free from all this punishment for her parents' unpayed debts. One day, she sneak out of the dress emporium to get some money by singing near a big well, she and her cat, Wolfie we're there, when Madame Carp sees her and takes the money she earned. There was a woman who gave her a big coin, she says "What a beautiful song!" and she thanks her, but she didn't she would face to face with the princess, Anneliese. They were shocked to see each other because they're really identical, except for the hair color. Anneliese suggested her if she will sing for her wedding, and she accepted it.

When the princess is gone, her tutor and her friend, Julian, know that the roayl adviser, Premiger, had something to with this. So, he had an idea: he will go to the dress emporium and ask if Erika can be the princess just for a while, so he can show the queen that Premiger kidnapped her. Erika really wanted to help her friend, so she accepted it. They arrived at the palace to get her transformation and her suddenly, princess lessons. He disguised Erika with a blonde wig that looked a lot like the princess' real hair, and then, she wore a purple gown.

Now, her mother saw her, and she think that it is her daughter, but it was really Erika. The king, Dominick fell in love with her, but when Julian is also captured, she don't know what to do. The queen calls her, and she wants her to sing with Dominick. That night, Premiger showed the queen that she was a pauper. Erika tired to explain the whole thing, but Premiger just wanter her to be in the dungeon. The next day, she was saved by Dominick by disguising as a guard. And she saved the kingdom with Anneliese.

Now she is free, and she payed her parents' debt, thanks to her friend. She wants to travel the whole world but she came back. So, at the end of the movie, they we're both get married, and she was with Dominick.

In General
Erika has light skin and blue eyes. Her hair color is brunette, there's two parts of her hair is divided into two to make a bangs and then pulled back so it will look like bangs, and she had a braided hair on her head that looks like a head band, and the other part of the hair is down, and it was curled.

Her Old Dress
Her dress color is sky blue. The middle part of the top has a white color with pink laces on it, it has a mesh on the end part of the sleeve and also in the end of the top. Her skirt have two parts: The cover is blue with a banding on both sides with a flower and plants design, and the inner part is just in white. She wears blue shoes/flats. In real life, Erika wears a flower headband with her braided hair, and she has a necklace she used in her wedding.

Her disquise as the Princess
She wears a wig in this one so she could be like the princess, in her disquise. She wears a gown that the princess doesn't wear. Just like Erika's old dress, the skirt have two parts, and the sleeve have meshes on it. The opening of the dress is like a half of an oval, with a gold band on it. She wears pink shoes.

The Wedding
Erika's wedding gown is white and blue. The opening has a mesh on it and the sleeve also have a mesh. There was two lines on the top so it will be divided to three and it has a mesh on the bottom part. too. This also have two parts: The outer part is white with two lines on it, and the inner part is just white, but there was also a mesh in the bottom. She has a short veil on the top of her hair with flowers on it and she wears a heart-shaped necklace. She wears white shoes.

Quotes

 * Erika (After Anneliese says her song beautiful, then she looks at her): "Thanks! My mom taught it... to... me..."
 * Erika (Before their song started): "At least, you're not an indentured servant."
 * Erika (After they finished the song): "It's amazing! Except for our hair."
 * Erika (While talking to Julian): "She's in real trouble, isn't she? A girl like me... Count me in!"
 * Erika (While in the palace): "Um, Julian, we're missing one, tini, tiny detail... I don't a think about being a princess!"
 * Erika (After waking): "I thought I was dreaming, but I'm not!"
 * Erika (While taking a bath): "(Sighs) I may never come out! (Wolfie is trying to meow) What's wrong, Wolfie? Are you sick, something in your throat? (Wolfie is trying to meow again) Wait a minute, are you trying to meow? (Meeoww-Woff!)"
 * Erika (After Dominick is gone): "Honest, no pretenses? Oh, Wolfie, Julian and the princess is still missing! I think I'm falling in love with the king."