beauty queen

noun

: a beautiful and glamorous woman or girl
specifically : a winner of a beauty contest

Examples of beauty queen in a Sentence

every loving husband considers his wife a beauty queen
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As the former beauty queen walked along the side of the dark road to her parents’ house, the unthinkable happened. Kc Baker, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024 The actor’s dad, Nick Clooney, an accomplished journalist, and his mom, Nina Bruce Warren, a former beauty queen and entrepreneur, have greatly influenced him. Ale Russian, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024 With a sequel to the slasher film in the works, many fans speculated if Gellar would reprise her role of beauty queen Helen Shivers. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024 What led to doctor's arrest in his beauty queen girlfriend's fatal overdose? 04:04 The conversation could not be independently corroborated, but Tina Harris says Ryan kept talking. Josh Yager, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beauty queen 

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beauty queen was in 1893

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“Beauty queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20queen. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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