Elena Gilbert A 17-year-old beautiful and popular girl in high school with blond hair and blue eyes. There are repeated references as to her looking like an angel. Over the course of the series, Elena transforms from a shallow, self-centered "ice queen" to a more loving, open-minded person. Elena is madly in love with Stefan Salvatore, though she does recognize that she also has feelings for Damon, his brother. She dies several times, becoming from human to vampire (after she gets enough blood from both brothers), to spirit (after an unknown power brings her back).