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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Born Loni Kaye Anderson on Aug. 5, 1945, in Saint Paul, Minn., the actress began her career as a beauty queen, taking after her model mother. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2025 Haskell's parents, Hollywood producer Sam Haskell III and beauty queen and actress Mary Donnelly Haskell, are known for a series of Christmas movies. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025 Indiana Sánchez, a Nicaraguan beauty queen and businesswoman raised in Miami, was chosen to manage Miss Universe Nicaragua. Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025 In the movie, a former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the Miss Juneteenth pageant. Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 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 Aug. 2025.

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