beauty queen

noun

Synonyms of beauty queennext
: 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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Priscilla Brooten, a former American beauty queen, went missing on July 5, 2018, from their home in Bracken Ridge, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026 Training beauty queens in Miami With 15 years of experience in the beauty industry, Gómez noticed upon arriving to Miami after the pandemic that there was a gap in training young Cuban women to compete in beauty contests. Sarah Moreno may 31, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026 From oligarch's wives to ex-beauty queens, everything is filtered through her unique, often raw POV. Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026 Slain beauty queen’s mother-in-law arrested after execution-style killing, manhunt. FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 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 6 Jun. 2026.

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