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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Several Mexican media outlets reported that Gurrola is a former beauty queen from the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025 Max Joseph would eventually bow out and the show was cohosted by a rotating panel of personalities in 2018, but would ultimately be replaced by former beauty queen and television personality Kamie Crawford. Sumayya Tobah, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025 Joining the cast this season are former model and beauty queen Charley Manley and Shep’s friend Whitner Slagsvol. Claire Franken, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2025 Why the ex-beauty queen let the cat out of the bag was de Moura had been holding the sizzling secret over her head, so Lemigova beat her to the punch. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025 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 Oct. 2025.

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