It seems that the female lead is on popular demand in the fiction world, especially nowadays that the female empowerment trend is through the roof.

Who doesn't love a well-written femme fatale? A tomboy? A brilliant bombshell? A curvy queen? A voluptuous villainess? A vile vixen? With the potpourri of diversity seasoning these female characters. One has to make sure that none of these female leads fall into the Mary Sue curse.

Here are the accepted entries for Best Female Lead:

1. Messummer - Messummer by CroodsGirl
2. Arjun - Yadavi: The Name Of Yearning by dwarkaratna
3. Zee Thompson - A Whole New World by IcecreamSundae5
4. Leavi Riveirre - Of Caverns and Casters by avadel
5. Manuela Munari - Burial At Sea by cassyanders2000
6. Rei Solaris - All Capes Are Bad by Intricist
7. Emma Sandalwood - World On Fire by AdrielleReina
8. Aira - Cold Faith by Nefelibatas_world
9. Jane - Blood Tint on a Black Rose
10. Cerise Verns - The Girl Who Was Afraid by LucyAnnWrites
11. Lily - Leather Meet Denim by SylRose18
12. Chloe Bay - Cold Game by Unikwriter333
13. Aurora Rune - Poperty of Valentino Rossi by IcyMoonSword
14. Esmé Black - Her Home, His Heart by Laz-lequil
15. Amy - Near Touch by Gauravaaditya
16. Amaris - The Crepuscules by tamtam778
17. Dove Stanley - Amethyst Desire by TheVriter
18. Rhea Stark - Iridescent by audreysanders009
19. Diana Johnson - The Contract by therealmysterylover
20. Charlotte - Silver by leena1310
21. Aurora - Different by Beauty_queen2612
22. Emily Hart - Vote the B*tch for Prom Queen