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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Kirk was also a former beauty queen, having been crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012. Michael Loria, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025 The magnetic Halley showcases her star power and charisma not in a musical setting, but as a literal beauty queen. Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 When Willowdean's mother, Rosie (Jennifer Aniston) — a former beauty queen who calls Willowdean by the nickname Dumplin' — begins running the local pageant, Dumplin' joins the pageant herself as a form of protest. James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 The beauty queen was fatally shot in the head by a round from an assault rifle, and one of her friends was shot in the leg, officials said. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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