the blond elena

jehan recognized her.she's clark's cousin in smallville aka SuperGirl. perfect for elena's role considering the book but i don't think she would have that chemistry w/ paul & ian. nina got those.

Simone1209 She's to pop.... like Nina so much more....

LadyTrancy Am I the only person who actually hates Nina's portrayal of Elena? I mean, I don't know how you can even say she's a good actress; she's fucking terrible. That being said, I don't really think this girl would be a good choice for Elena..I don't know, with all of the disgustingly flowery descriptions of Elena in the books, I always imagined her having some angelically beautiful look to her. This girl however just looks a little bit like any other girl I'd see walking around my high school. She doesn't have that interesting look to her that's specifically Elena.

shreyasudesh nina s waay better..http://images.fanpop.com/images/emoticons/grin.jpg

missjackson2011 TWILIGHT SUCKZ VAMPIRE DIARES ROCKZ SO SHUT UR GOBZ

rueyourue i like the original elena better this blonde is tooooo....... FREAKY!!!!!

VDfan4Life LAMMMEEEE......c:

ladyliz23 They go completely away from the books in the TV show and I like that! this is Supergirl from Smallville. Would have been a good cast member if they didn't make the TV show different from the books, but Nina Dobrev does an AWESOME job!

ladysybilla I like Nina, but the books do describe Elena as blonde, so I guess it was a choice the producers made. My theory is that they wanted to have a more diverse cast. Bonnie is red-haired and white-skinned in the books, but on the show, she's African American. Also, Caroline has auburn hair in the books but is blonde on the show.

ihsne She plays some roles in Smallville

SelenaSalvatore She is cute.. <3

aliandra101 this girl is called laura vandervoort (what a name i know) i know her by smallville; a show about the teenage years of superman, laura played kara; clark kents cousin. Answering all your questions about who she is.

ar34222 I like Nina better because she has that goody two shoes look

Tigerlily888 She looks like a PERFECT Elena!

dmb1995 i think nina does a good job as elena! and you cant deny nina is stunning. couldnt imagine anyone else playing the part.

appleana11 i am so so sorry but I don't know what is goin on in y'all heads nina dobrev is and will forever be the best possible Elena cuz if they changed her to this chick I would definitly stop watching

ElenaTheVamp I would give her like 10 % instead 100 % Nina is like 100000% better looking...!

Scarlet1 Nina is better!

appleana11 OK so after typing in "Laura Vandervoort":P i now have something else to say Nina has a baby face and even though she is really 23 i swore at first she was a real teen this chick takes most of her photos half naked and she looks like a bad girl

jake_rose_4ever maybe she's perfect for the book, but Nina is the best choice for the role at the show!

piperleoforever This is Laura Vandervoort but i perfer Nina Dobrev.

keziaconclara Nina is way much much better

Delenalover126 I am so used to the vampire diaries Tv show's Elena Gilbert, never read the books but the tv show is awesome it's my favorite and I could never picture Elena being blonde. Plus, Nina is also one of my favorite actresses and she plays Kathrine and Elena and she plays them good never seen any actress quite like her.

Sayo-chan Elena in the books is blonde that's true, but she has a complete other personality in it, too. I think Nina suits the role in the series much more.

kimmyvip she was in smallville as clarke's cousin