celebutante
noun
ce·leb·u·tante
sə-ˈle-byu̇-ˌtänt 
: a debutante who has attracted such media attention as to be considered a celebrity
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By 20, Edelstein was so ubiquitous a celebutante that Maureen Dowd profiled her in the New York Times Magazine.
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
But casting directors tried totypecast Murphy into roles similar to the frothy and (initially) shallow and self-seeking celebutante.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 16 June 2021
These two performances led to Love being a New York celebutante of sorts in the late ’80s.
—Lisawhill, Longreads, 9 July 2019
Amanda Lepore, the transsexual NYC celebutante known the world over for her extensive plastic surgeries, has made a career of turning out iconic looks and performing in clubs across the world.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2018
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
But casting directors tried totypecast Murphy into roles similar to the frothy and (initially) shallow and self-seeking celebutante.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 16 June 2021
These two performances led to Love being a New York celebutante of sorts in the late ’80s.
—Lisawhill, Longreads, 9 July 2019
Amanda Lepore, the transsexual NYC celebutante known the world over for her extensive plastic surgeries, has made a career of turning out iconic looks and performing in clubs across the world.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2018
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“Celebutante.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celebutante. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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