EXHIBIT 24
                                          POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            FOR SEC FILINGS ON FORMS ID, 3, 4, 5 AND 144
                                     IN RESPECT OF SECURITIES OF
                                  FRANCESCA'S HOLDINGS CORPORATION
               The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Kal Malik as her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for her in her name
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign and file for and on her behalf, in respect of any
acquisition, disposition or other change in ownership of any Common Stock of Francesca's Holdings
Corporation (the "Company"), the following:
         (i)   any Form ID to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC");
                                                                                        
         (ii)  any Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 to be filed with the SEC;
         (iii) any  Statement of Changes of  Beneficial  Ownership of  Securities on Form 4 to be filed with the
               SEC;
         (iv)  any Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5 to be filed with the SEC;
         (v)   any Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 to be filed with the SEC; and
         (vi)  any and all agreements, certificates, receipts, or other documents in connection therewith.
               The undersigned hereby gives full power and authority to the attorney-in-fact to
seek and obtain as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information on
transactions in the Company's securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit
plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release
such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information.
               The undersigned hereby grants unto such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with
such matters and hereby ratifies and confirms all that any such attorney-in-fact and agent or
substitute may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
               The undersigned acknowledges that:
         (i)   neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the
               undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of the Securities
               Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (ii) any liability of the
               undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements or (iii) any
               obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section
               16(b) of the Exchange Act; and
         (ii)  this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for
               compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act, including
               without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange
               Act.
               This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.
               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney.
Date:  July 22, 2011                        /s/ Cindy Thomassee                    
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                                            Cindy Thomassee
                                            Vice President of Accounting