Why Blair Waldorf Is the Queen Bee of GIFs

Leighton Meester turns 30 on Saturday, and though Gossip Girl is over, her legacy as Blair Waldorf lives on — primarily in her timeless style and sassy reaction GIFs. Blair's eye rolls are like snowflakes, no two alike; her insults are creatively devastating; and her happiness, when she chooses to let it out, is unparalleled. To celebrate Meester's big day, let's revisit her very best Blair GIFs.

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Let's start with Blair's perfected trademark: her eye roll.

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This one has a little face movement to amplify the annoyance.

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Her eyes almost roll up into her hat.

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This is the hair-brush eye roll.

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I'm surprised her eyes don't get stuck looking up here.

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Here we have another expression of being annoyed: the impatient head roll.

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A great one: the private look of disgust.

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And public disgust!

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Her fake laugh is also dramatized for maximum ridicule.

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How does she manage to make an eyelash bat so sinister? This is a master at work, people.

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Has someone gotten one over on her? This look doesn't quite cop to that, but it alludes to a plan of attack already forming if so.

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Now, a lesson in her work: smiling while expressing something negative.

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Her insults are expertly executed.

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As previously established, she can look pretty while being disdainful.

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But it's really hard for her to be fake nice.

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So sometimes she doesn't even fake it.

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And then the real fun begins.

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But listen up: under those headbands and venom, there's some real wisdom.

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It doesn't happen a lot, but sometimes things don't go her way. When that happens, the term "ugly cry" could never be used to apply to Blair.

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Oh and when bad stuff happens, it's ratcheted up several levels, because Blair lives for drama.

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To be fair, she causes a lot of the drama, like running out of her own wedding during the reception.

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But she doesn't let it get her down, because she's Blair effing Waldorf.

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And when Blair's happy? She doesn't just put on some little smile.

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The girl has the biggest, most expressive smile.

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The speechless smile is a good one too.

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And when she gets that dreamy look, there's no mistaking it, either.

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This is a girl who knows how to let loose, though.

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Because she's got a lot of stuff pent up.

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Blair Waldorf + shots = amazing.

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She really lets loose sometimes.

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Does anyone look this amazing drinking Champagne?

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This girl doesn't know how to drink her cocktails in a boring way.

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Lest you thought Blair was boring, you clearly don't know her.

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And when Blair is in love? Even better.

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Or just in lust. You're welcome.

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Really in lust.

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If there's one thing you need to remember about Blair Waldorf, it's this.