Similar to classic Princess Maker tradition, Yucie was found as an infant by the knight Gunbard after a battle, and became his adopted daughter. Due to an unknown curse, she stopped growing at the age of ten, and looks like a child despite the fact that she is now seventeen. Yucie is very cheerful and gregarious, but she has a very strong desire to break her curse and become an adult. One of the reasons is that she oftens feels that being small in size is a hinder to others, thus wishing to grow up.      ~!Yucie becomes a Platinum Princess candidate after she sees the light of the Eternal Tiara, which is not visible to others. It is also said that she is the princess of the human world, seen in the last episode. However, there is no evidence to prove it. She also loves Arc.!~    (source : wikipedia)   

Seventeen-year-old Yucie can never be taken seriously. How can she, when she's been cursed to be trapped in a ten-year-old's body? Bright, cheerful and optimistic, Yucie has never let her curse get in the way of living a happy life. Her life is about to change forever when she becomes a candidate to become the Platina Princess, an honor which will allow her ultimate wish to be granted! Then she finds out that she is one of many candidates, and the competition is intense! 
 
(Source: ADV Films)

Rachel Rivera is a voice actress and has had roles in different animated series, including the title role in Petite Princess Yucie.

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There is a legend that the gods granted the hero a task, which is to raise a little girl into something extraordinary. In this story, this young girl is Yushi, a 17-year-old girl that has been put under a spell: her body stopped aging ever since she was ten years old. She has been selected as a candidate to become the next Puchi Puri Princess. The girl selected to be princess will receive a magical tiara which grants the wearer anything she wants. This means that if Yuushi becomes princess she can wish her spell away! However, the competition is stiff and Yuushi still looks like a 10-year-old girl. 
Note: This manga details the beginning journey of Yushi becoming a candidate and attending an academy where she will be trained the modesty of being a potential Puchi Puri Princess. The story is to be continued in the anime version of this title.