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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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Supporters also point out that many beauty queens use their platforms to advocate and fundraise for charitable causes; some have used pageants to lift themselves and their families out of poverty. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025 Mazzara, 26, was a former beauty queen who moved to Napa from South Carolina in 2004 to be close to her mother. Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 After a major competition Thursday night at the Challenger Hall in Bangkok, the organization crowned its 2025 winner from a pool of beauty queens representing more than 130 nations from around the world. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025 De Moura told the shocked panel the two snuck away to a motel with champagne, then threw in the random detail that the ex beauty queen gave the guy a coffee machine as a gift. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 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 4 Dec. 2025.

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