poster girl

noun

: a female poster child

Examples of poster girl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When the first Victoria’s Secret show was held back in the ’90s, Kate Moss was busy being the poster girl for the decade’s grunge movement: smoking backstage at Isaac Mizrahi shows and joining Johnny Depp on the red carpet in minimal make-up and a messy bun. Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024 Among the guests at the Chloé show in Paris was Sienna Miller, the poster girl for the boho chic movement that designer Chemena Kamali single-handedly revived with her debut collection last season. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 Jelly Roll, the newcomer in the category, has had a monstrous year, and has arguably become the new poster boy for country in a similar way to how last year’s winner, Wilson, had become the new poster girl. Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024 While Andy Sachs is its natural poster girl–because that infamous cerulean-blue-jumper-and-check-skirt outfit was quite Prada, no?–Zendaya, fashion’s off-duty Olympian, is just as feaible. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for poster girl 

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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 25 Oct. 2024.

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