mistress of ceremonies
noun phrase
: a woman who presides at a public ceremony or who acts as hostess of a stage, radio, or television show
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But bafflingly, just as cohost Alfonso Ribeiro was turning the mic over to his co-mistress of ceremonies, Julianne Hough, the onscreen board under the judges showed a seven and an eight.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
This year Ashley Eckstein was the ever-so-entertaining mistress of ceremonies.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Rashad, who was then Phylicia Allen, had been the festival’s mistress of ceremonies.
—Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
This year, Houston’s very own Megan Thee Stallion served as the mistress of ceremonies, for an evening that was filled with talent.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Sep. 2024
The programming will be managed by the mistress of ceremonies, actress and author Melissa Gilbert, and there will also be a special performance by Britain’s Got Talent golden buzzer finalist Jasmine Rice LaBeija.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
This year Ashley Eckstein was the ever-so-entertaining mistress of ceremonies.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Rashad, who was then Phylicia Allen, had been the festival’s mistress of ceremonies.
—Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
This year, Houston’s very own Megan Thee Stallion served as the mistress of ceremonies, for an evening that was filled with talent.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Sep. 2024
The programming will be managed by the mistress of ceremonies, actress and author Melissa Gilbert, and there will also be a special performance by Britain’s Got Talent golden buzzer finalist Jasmine Rice LaBeija.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Mistress of ceremonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistress%20of%20ceremonies. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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