as in queen
an attractive woman
Every loving husband considers his wife a beauty queen.
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Recent Examples of beauty queen
Gellar wasn't a part of that one either, as her character, beauty queen Helen Shivers met her demise in the original.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 May 2025
The two best narratives, of the innocent youth Maria and life-embracing beauty queen Myrna, bookend the musical.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The cast includes two generations of former Philippine beauty queens – Gutierrez was Miss World Second Princess in 1993, while Diaz was crowned Miss Universe in 1969.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
The story was made for the tabloids—Temer was seventy-five years old, and his wife, a former beauty queen, was thirty-two.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 May 2025
The two best narratives, of the innocent youth Maria and life-embracing beauty queen Myrna, bookend the musical.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The cast includes two generations of former Philippine beauty queens – Gutierrez was Miss World Second Princess in 1993, while Diaz was crowned Miss Universe in 1969.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
The story was made for the tabloids—Temer was seventy-five years old, and his wife, a former beauty queen, was thirty-two.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beauty queen
Noun
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
Noun
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In 1997, the blue-eyed, red-haired goddess accented her look with gold shimmer, a headdress, and defined contour.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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Or fish — quickly marinated in a light soy-garlic sauce or simply brushed with olive oil and served with an herb-y sauce (a chimichurri for example, or a green goddess).—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
26 June 2025
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Through exhibits, publications and educational programs, the museum educates its millions of visitors about the beauty and cultural significance of country music.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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From the start of her career in 1975, Iman has been praised for her ability to exemplify the complementary yet intricate relationship between fashion and beauty, both on and off the runway.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 July 2025
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“Beauty queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beauty%20queen. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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