Serena van der Woodsen is the main character in Gossip Girl and is portrayed as Manhattan's "it girl". She is shown to be the perfect girl, Everyone wants to be her or to be just like her. Serena is tall, blonde and thin, she has a laid back personality and does not care what anyone thinks of her.She seems to always get what she wants because of herlooks and  comes across as a threat to the other girls in town and her school because she is beautiful and all the guys want her.The director has styled her in a brown coat, striped top and skinny jeans which shows her casual but stylish fashion sense.

Serena van der woodsen arrives back home

Teenage girls in the media are represented in the media in "groups" such as emo, sporty, rich, nerdy,then there are those who don't fit in, Serena is in the rich and popular group and having the perfect life, this is how she is portrayed as everyone in town knows who she is and wants to be friends wit her, she has the fashion sense, the pretty facr and a laid back personality.This makes the audience want to watch Serenas character because it is what every teenage girl aspires to be.