Most little girls grow up with fantasies of becoming a Disney princess and being rescued by a knight in shining armor, yet most older women settle for guys at dive bars and/or dating websites. Needless to say, fairy tales seem to always be reserved for animated characters.

But there's always one exception. With the royal wedding this morning, Kate Middleton, the daughter of two commoners, became just that. We're not saying there's hope for all chicks. Not like it's so bad for them; women with no hopes can settle for chivalrous, five-figure-salary gentlemen who give up subway seats. But there are those girls whose princess dreams do come true. In honor of Middleton's dream day, we're counting down the 10 Hottest Women Married To Royalty.