Miss Minchin

Miss Minchin (Maria Minchin) is the antagonist of Little Princess/Princess Sara/Shokojo Sara. She is the &nbsp The headmistress of seminary of young girls.

When Sara and her father arrive in Seminary. Minchin finds Sara a new student. Lavinia becomes jealous of Sara. When Sara celebrates her birthday on her party, Barrows has a conversation with Minchin about death and bankruptcy of Sara's father without seeing diamonds in diamond mines in India. Minchin becomes somewhat antagonistic, hostile and unfriendly when Sara works as a maid after losing her wealth and her father, thus making Sara's life very hard. As story goes further when Mr. Crewe's friend goes to new house.

As time passes when Sara goes to Mr. Carrisford's House, Miss Minchin attempts to go to Sara's house. In original novel when Sara does not want to go back to Attic when Headmistress Minchin tries to get her back, she gets humiliated. In anime series, Headmistress Minchin tries to get Sara back, however, Sara is restored to royal princess state, causing much emarassment to her. As she goes back to Seminary, her younger sister Amelia finds out. A terrible conversation causes Minchin to ruin her. In the end, she is forgiven by Sara Crewe.

In 1995 film, at the end. Headmistress Minchin works as chimney sweeper.