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Recent Examples of pinup girl
It was addressed to Betty Grable — then 26, a rising Hollywood star and already celebrated as World War II’s pinup girl.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
In terms of blush Gonzalez is known for giving her clients a watercolored romantic cheek inspired by Alberto Vargas’s pinup girl paintings.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
The bangs weren't cut straight across like most retro baby bangs, which tend to skew more ‘50s pinup girl than ’50s movie princess.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
There are surprising new discoveries to be found too, including an audio diary podcast following fascinating subjects like an octogenarian pinup girl and an investigation of a gas attack on a furry convention.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 May 2024
Nearby, Pierson, one of the band’s singer-songwriters, was working the flippers on a machine called Scared Stiff, whose back box flashed a grinning pinup girl.
—Mina Tavakoli, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
In terms of blush Gonzalez is known for giving her clients a watercolored romantic cheek inspired by Alberto Vargas’s pinup girl paintings.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
The bangs weren't cut straight across like most retro baby bangs, which tend to skew more ‘50s pinup girl than ’50s movie princess.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
There are surprising new discoveries to be found too, including an audio diary podcast following fascinating subjects like an octogenarian pinup girl and an investigation of a gas attack on a furry convention.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 May 2024
Nearby, Pierson, one of the band’s singer-songwriters, was working the flippers on a machine called Scared Stiff, whose back box flashed a grinning pinup girl.
—Mina Tavakoli, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinup girl
Noun
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After a scandal that put her at the center of the conversation, the Summer House star and Glamour cover girl will follow in the footsteps of wronged Bravo women and hit the ballroom this fall.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
23 Apr. 2026
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The cover girl is Ger van Braam, an Indonesian woman who subscribed to The Ladder and sent her picture to the editor in search of kinship.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And for all the acrobats, joggers, bathing beauties, bodybuilders and triathletes expressing and exposing themselves at the lakefront, there are thousands content with simpler things: a small square of sand and a breath of cool air off the water.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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The bathing beauty revue served as a post Labor Day festivity that garnered many city visitors.—
Brittany Chambers,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2021
Noun
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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
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Matthew revealed in his 2022 memoir that his mother was a beauty queen before marrying John.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Pinup girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinup%20girl. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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