as in queen
an attractive woman
Every loving husband considers his wife a beauty queen.
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Recent Examples of beauty queen
Clooney and Zeidler's mother was a beauty queen–turned–city councilwoman, while their father worked as a news anchor.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025
In an annual update, the Boulder Police Department urged anyone with information to come forward about the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old child beauty queen in her childhood home.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Clooney is the son of TV journalist Nick Clooney and former beauty queen Nina Bruce Warren.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
The beauty queen was fatally shot in the head by a round from an assault rifle, and one of her friends was shot in the leg, officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025
In an annual update, the Boulder Police Department urged anyone with information to come forward about the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old child beauty queen in her childhood home.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Clooney is the son of TV journalist Nick Clooney and former beauty queen Nina Bruce Warren.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
The beauty queen was fatally shot in the head by a round from an assault rifle, and one of her friends was shot in the leg, officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beauty queen
Noun
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Soundman Loch Townsend coolly exposed the film and handed the reel to the queen’s panicking press secretary, who took it with relief.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Choose a deluxe cabin for the full crew, which comes with either two queen beds or a queen bed and a pull-out sofa, sleeping up to four people.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Hedda nominee Tessa Thompson was a green goddess in a custom Balenciaga gown embroidered with fishscale sequins and Bulgari jewelry.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Only a goddess of love can unzip her.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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Not for escapism, per se – Roseberry’s Schiaparelli show, one of his finest and weirdest to date, vibrated with implications about our world’s rigid definition of beauty, with horns, feathers and splashes of neon – but for indulgence.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Our mother figures and friends can serve as the best sources of inspiration for beauty tips and tricks, thanks to many years of trial and error.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Beauty queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beauty%20queen. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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