girl next door
noun
: a wholesome young woman from a middle-class family
She's a big star now, but her fans still think of her as the girl next door.
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How Influencers Can Emulate Taylor Taylor comes across as relatable, friendly and the quintessential girl next door.
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Ismael El Qudsi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The movie will feature British, South Asian and American talent, and the search is on for a young actor to play the South Asian girl next door that Charlie McGarvey falls for.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2024
More than just a pretty blond Final Girl, Monroe is a subtle and cerebral calculator whose elegant features suggest both Old Hollywood screen star and emo girl next door.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Much has been made of Anne Hathaway’s subtle yet significant style pivot, which has taken the actor from the wholesome and prom dress-wearing girl next door to an experimental fashion plate cloaked in corseted puffer jackets, sequined columns, and capuche gowns.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 June 2024
Stone, 35, made her name with a distinctly millennial kind of role: the sardonic yet earnest girl next door.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Katie Holmes—a woman who first thawed the cold heart of America as a fresh-faced 19-year-old in Dawson’s Creek—has, for the best part of three decades, been an emblem of the archetypal girl next door: natural, modest, and effortless.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024
Rather than continuing with that piece, Ella wants to do something of her own — moving into a new apartment/studio for that purpose, then finding a convenient wellspring of inspiration in a mysterious little girl next door (Caoilinn Springall).
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
First of all, a wonderful person, girl next door, the sweetest person.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
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Ismael El Qudsi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The movie will feature British, South Asian and American talent, and the search is on for a young actor to play the South Asian girl next door that Charlie McGarvey falls for.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2024
More than just a pretty blond Final Girl, Monroe is a subtle and cerebral calculator whose elegant features suggest both Old Hollywood screen star and emo girl next door.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Much has been made of Anne Hathaway’s subtle yet significant style pivot, which has taken the actor from the wholesome and prom dress-wearing girl next door to an experimental fashion plate cloaked in corseted puffer jackets, sequined columns, and capuche gowns.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 June 2024
Stone, 35, made her name with a distinctly millennial kind of role: the sardonic yet earnest girl next door.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Katie Holmes—a woman who first thawed the cold heart of America as a fresh-faced 19-year-old in Dawson’s Creek—has, for the best part of three decades, been an emblem of the archetypal girl next door: natural, modest, and effortless.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024
Rather than continuing with that piece, Ella wants to do something of her own — moving into a new apartment/studio for that purpose, then finding a convenient wellspring of inspiration in a mysterious little girl next door (Caoilinn Springall).
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
First of all, a wonderful person, girl next door, the sweetest person.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
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