Parents share photos of their kids as Princess Leia in honor of Carrie Fisher

An inspiration to aspiring space princesses everywhere.
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Tim Chester
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Tributes flooded in to Carrie Fisher Tuesday following the news that the actress and author had died at age 60 following a heart attack.

On Twitter, fans celebrated her most famous role as badass Princess Leia by sharing photos of their daughters dressed up as the iconic character.

As the sad news rippled around the internet, many posted photos on Twitter, demonstrating how much of an inspiration she was to young girls everywhere.


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One mom posted a call out for more mothers to do the same, and several responded with adorable photos of faux Leias.

Still more people posted old photos of themselves dressed as Leia in tributes from yesteryear.

RIP Leia, an inspiration to generations of young women.

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Tim Chester

Tim Chester was Senior Editor, Real Time News in Los Angeles. Before that he was Deputy Editor of Mashable UK in London. Prior to joining Mashable, Tim was a Senior Web Editor at Penguin Random House, helping to relaunch the Rough Guides website and other travel brands. He was also a writer for Buzzfeed, GQ and The Sunday Times, covering everything from culture to tech and current affairs. Before that, he was Deputy Editor at NME.COM, overseeing content and development on the London-based music and entertainment site. Tim loves music and travel and has combined these two passions at festivals from Iceland to Malawi and beyond.

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