Hanna Marin is the "diva" of the group, having taken Alison's place as the most popular girl at Rosewood in Alison's absence. Flightly, bubble, outgoing, and sometimes air-headed, Hanna has a strong relationship with each of the four Liars, always there to lead a shoulder to cry on.

Prior to Alison's death, Hanna was a bulimic girl who Alison frequently mocked for being overweight. Her parents divorced, Hanna lives with her mother, and has a rocky relationship with her father. Though Alison was one of Hanna's closest friends, Hanna expresses relief at Alison being dead, having been hurt so often by Alison. Hanna's best friend before the series was Mona Vanderwaal; after Alison's disappearance, the two transformed themselves from losers to the most popular girls in school.

Ashley Victoria Benson was born on December 18, 1989. She has been dancing competitively (hip hop, jazz, ballet, tap, and lyrical) since she was two years old, modeling for dance catalogs by the time she was five, along with singing. At age eight, Ashley was pursued by The Ford Modeling Agency; she worked steadily in print. At ten years old, Ashley decided she wanted to pursue acting and went on to do 35 commercials, later graduating to theatrical roles. As she grew up, acting became Ashley's main passion and focus. She appeared in several TV show, such as Days of Our Lives and Eastwick, before landing the lead role of Hanna Marin in Pretty Little Liars.

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the r e a s o n s
001-050
051. Because we definitely vote her for homecoming queen!
052. Because "See, I can say no"
053. Because she's a great instigator
054. Because "but you make me so hot"
055. Because she's a genetic splice of barbie and shakira
056. Because she knows Mona is insecure and a good person
057. Because she encouraged Maya to come to homecoming with Emily to make her happy
058. Because "It's an honor to be nominated" or "it's about time wheres my throne?"
059. Because she was beautiful at homecoming!
060. Because "whatever, she can share my date!"
061. Because she stands up to Mona
062. Because "Yeah well I'm starting to think I've lost a few things on the climb up"
064. Because "Emily if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck it's a freakin duck!"
065. Because we give Lucas props for taking her to get the file!
066. Because "Please welcome your homecoming king and queen, Sean Acred and Hanna Marin!"
067. Because anyone is lucky to have her as a friend
068. Because she looked amazing in her homecoming tiara
069. Because she's headstrong and independent.
070. Because she likes Lucas
071. Because Hanna knew another side to Alison
072. Because the snowboarding turkey IS funny!
073. Because she approved of Emily crying over Toby if she wanted to
074. Because she sold some of stuff to help her mom out
075. Because she stood up for Lucas back then too
076. Because she's a good daughter
077. Because "You can't fool friends. That's what makes them friends"
078. Because she's a matchmaker!
079. Because "Well I think your the one that needs a trip to oz. See if the wizard can find you a heart"
080. Because "Give it back to her now or I swear to god I will rip your head off!"
081. Because "I'm your friend, geek."
082. Because "Is this side of my face fatter than this side?"
083. Because sure she'll give you the name of her liposuction doctor...if she HAD one.
084. Because no matter how Mona treats her, she still cares about her
085. Because "A" might be playing games but she's not
086. Because Hanna + Straight hair? We so ship it
087. Because she figured out who "A" was
088. Because nobody knocks Hanna down without a fight!

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“I really relate to my character. I know what it's like to be left out. I certainly went
through a period of time where I got made fun of and people were so mean to me.”
ASHLEY BENSON

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“Fool me once? Shame on you. Fool my
best friend? You're dead-freaking meat.”

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