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Recent Examples of junior miss
Pageant director Makenzie Kooi said little miss candidates are between 6 and 9, junior miss contestants between 10 and 12, teen between 13 and 15 and those who wish to be Miss Waukegan between 16 and 22.
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Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2021
Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junior miss
Noun
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The show sent her to malls to meet fans, fashioning her into a teenybopper starlet.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
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The multimedia exposure drew the adoration of the era’s teenyboppers, who raced to spend their allowance money on T-shirts, lunch boxes and magazines featuring the face of Bubblegum Bobby, as he was known.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
Noun
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When people talk about the Anna Sui look, there’s always a schoolgirl.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
29 Sep. 2025
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As a schoolgirl, Muriel was revered by staff and pupils alike.—
Frances Wilson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Louvre has long been shadowed by a history of audacious thefts and near-misses.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Keep reading for more can’t-miss holiday finds from Hearth & Hand with Magnolia by Joanna Gaines at Target.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What missy of a grinch could resist his pleading? 22.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Dec. 2022
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Judges will pick the best ones and the winning master and missy will get free ice cream for a year from Ferch's Malt Shoppe & Grille, receive other prizes and will get to ride in two village parades, Ouellette said.—
Jane Ford-Stewart,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2018
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“Junior miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior%20miss. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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