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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In an annual update, the Boulder Police Department urged anyone with information to come forward about the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old child beauty queen in her childhood home.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Clooney is the son of TV journalist Nick Clooney and former beauty queen Nina Bruce Warren.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Matthew revealed in his 2022 memoir that his mother was a beauty queen before marrying John.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Clooney is the son of TV journalist Nick Clooney and former beauty queen Nina Bruce Warren.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Matthew revealed in his 2022 memoir that his mother was a beauty queen before marrying John.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for beauty queen
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“Beauty queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20queen. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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