cover girl

noun

: an attractive young woman whose picture appears on a magazine cover

Examples of cover girl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Her fellow cover girls include Megan Fox, Kim Petras, and Brooks Nader. Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 May 2023 This time last year, the model was our very own cover girl, featured on the January/February 2023 issue of ESSENCE magazine. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 1 Feb. 2024 Most recently, Melissa Barrera paid homage to the hairstyle as PEOPLE's first-ever digital cover girl in March. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024 Darius Jackson and September/October cover girl Keke Palmer had probably one of the most public conflicts of any celebrity couple this year. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Aug. 2023 Barbara Mullen, Model, 96 Barbara Mullen, a four-time Vogue cover girl, was counted among the top 10 American models working in the 1950s, alongside beauties like Jean Patchett and Dovima. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023 Along with being the cover girl for SI and British Vogue, O’Neill also covered Italian Vogue, American Vogue, and of course, ESSENCE. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 13 Oct. 2023 The fashion world is in mourning as the news of model and cover girl Gail O’Neill has passed away. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 13 Oct. 2023 Both cover girls sported blunt bangs for the evening, a twinning moment, which perhaps inspired their sororal caption. Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cover girl was in 1899

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“Cover girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20girl. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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