celebutante

noun

ce·leb·u·tante sə-ˈle-byu̇-ˌtänt

: a debutante who has attracted such media attention as to be considered a celebrity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web By 20, Edelstein was so ubiquitous a celebutante that Maureen Dowd profiled her in the New York Times Magazine. —

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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