: a popular and attractive girl or woman
especially
: a girl or woman whose charm and beauty make her a favorite
the belle of the ball
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Someone’s ending up 5-1 and an early belle of the NFL ball after this one.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Getty portrayed the cantankerous but charming matriarch Sophia Petrillo, the mother of Arthur's character, and McClanahan played the flirtatious Southern belle Blanche.
—Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Tracy, 62 Interior designer from Lafayette, La. Tracy is a true Southern belle.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
In the end, Taylor left the villa with Carraway, a Southern belle.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Getty portrayed the cantankerous but charming matriarch Sophia Petrillo, the mother of Arthur's character, and McClanahan played the flirtatious Southern belle Blanche.
—Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Tracy, 62 Interior designer from Lafayette, La. Tracy is a true Southern belle.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
In the end, Taylor left the villa with Carraway, a Southern belle.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Belle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belle. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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