poster girl

noun

: a female poster child

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French Messy Bob Taylor Lashae is the poster girl for the sophisticated yet low-maintenance French bob. — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026 This year’s Cannes Film Festival co-poster girl, Geena Davis, was the host of amFAR’s 32nd edition. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 May 2026 Bieber, founder of the beauty brand Rhode, has become an unofficial poster girl of Gen Z style, and was recognized earlier this year as the 2026 WWD Style Awards Style Trailblazer honoree. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 May 2026 Kidman has, in many ways, become the poster girl for what television stardom looks like in 2026. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poster girl

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of poster girl was in 1896

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“Poster girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20girl. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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