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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Gellar wasn't a part of that one either, as her character, beauty queen Helen Shivers met her demise in the original. Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 May 2025 The two best narratives, of the innocent youth Maria and life-embracing beauty queen Myrna, bookend the musical. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 The cast includes two generations of former Philippine beauty queens – Gutierrez was Miss World Second Princess in 1993, while Diaz was crowned Miss Universe in 1969. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025 The story was made for the tabloids—Temer was seventy-five years old, and his wife, a former beauty queen, was thirty-two. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 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 29 May. 2025.

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