Tiana (character)


 * “My daddy never did get what he wanted. But he had what
 * he needed. He had love! He never lost sight of what was really
 * important! And neither will I!”

―Tiana refusing Dr. Facilier's "offer" to make her restaurant dream
 * come true, stating that her father's dream may have never come
 * true, but he still had love.

Princess Tiana of Maldonia (sometimes "Tia") is the protagonist

of Disney's 2009 animated feature film, The Princess and the Frog. She is

a gifted cook living in New Orleans during the Jazz Age, with dreams of

opening a restaurant of her own. In a desperate attempt to achieve her goal,

Tiana shares a kiss with a prince that had been magically transformed into

a frog. In doing so, Tiana falls victim to the curse, as well, setting off an

adventure in the bayou to find a cure.Tiana is the ninth official Disney

Princesses and the most recent to originate from a traditionally-animated

feature.