17 Reasons Mel C Was Hands Down The Best Spice Girl
We all need a little more Vitamin C.
1. For starters, she promoted sports.

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Long live the tracksuit.
2. Not only that, she was VERY committed to her image. So much so that she went to visit Prince Charles wearing a t-shirt that she could have worn to participate in the Tour de France.

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COM-MIT-TED.
3. She didn't hog the spotlight. Being the letter i was enough for her, even though it took up much less space than the others.

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4. She was the first one to actually sing in "Wannabe."

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5. And it wasn't a throwaway line either, but a declaration of intent: "If you want my future, forget my past."

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Which essentially means "if you want me, shape up."
6. And then she went to a fancy dinner and was like "look what I think about your etiquette rules, bourgeoisie."
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7. She had tattoos.

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Before everyone and their mother did.
8. Her alter ego's name was KATRINA HIGHKICK.

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9. In the "Spice Up Your Life" video, she was wearing these glasses.

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10. And she could KO a guy.
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11. She was the best singer by a mile.

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By SEVERAL miles.
12. YES, I SWEAAAAAAAR.

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13. She wrote one of the songs on the soundtrack of Pokemon: The First Movie (even though Emma would end up singing it).

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So '90s.
14. She inspired "Emit Remmus" from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' album Californication.
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Anthony Kiedis wrote it after meeting Mel C. It's "Summer Time" backwards, by the way.
15. Let's see, THIS KICK.
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16. And everything in the "Say You'll Be There" video.
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Awesome outfit: ✔️
Weird knives: ✔️
Ninja moves: HELL ✔️
17. Long live Mel C.

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This post was translated from Spanish.