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The producers originally wanted to set this movie at the University of Chicago. School administrators declined, however, because of a scene toward the end of this movie where a professor places his hand on Elle's leg. Filmmakers subsequently decided to have the story take place at Harvard University.
A perfect score on the LSAT exam is 180, therefore Elle's score of 179 puts her in the top 0.1 percent.
Elle Woods was named after Elle Magazine. Amanda Brown, author of "Legally Blonde", the novel on which this movie was based, spent her time at Stanford Law School reading copies of Elle Magazine.
While at Stanford, source book author Amanda Brown wrote letters back home, regarding her inability to fit in with her classmates. Later she made a manuscript based on those letters and sent it to an agent, who was drawn to it because it was the only manuscript submitted written on pink paper - referenced in this movie through Elle Woods' scented pink résumés.