<Li> Marlee Tames--A member of the elite and best friend of America . Marlee first met America Singer as they were leaving for the palace . America and Marlee bonded as soon as they boarded the plane . The two quickly became friends and got along fine . After Marlee's first date with Prince Maxon, Marlee lost interest in the prince but didn't want to leave the Selection for unknown reasons . </Li> <Li> Celeste Newsome--A member of the elite, she is a Two and worked as a model . Celeste's holds a sense of superiority over the lower caste competitors like America Singer and Marlee Tames . She is confident, arrogant, knows how to use her beauty, and is willing to do anything to win, even breaking the rules of the Selection . She tricks Anna Farmer into slapping her after criticizing her parents, which gets Anna kicked out of the competition (because violence against other competitors is against the rules). Before the interviews with Gavril Fadaye, Celeste tells America to trade dresses . When America refuses and calls Celeste "a brat", Celeste rips one of her sleeves and walks away . Marlee and Emmica help hide the ripped sleeve . </Li> <Li> Kriss Ambers--A member of the elite . She has brown hair and is a Three . America remarks that Kriss has grown closer to Maxon throughout the course of the book . </Li> <Li> Elise Whisks--A member of the elite who has family connections to New Asia, a country that Illéa is at war with . </Li>

What is the second book of the selection