beauty queen

noun

: a beautiful and glamorous woman or girl
specifically : a winner of a beauty contest

Examples of beauty queen in a Sentence

every loving husband considers his wife a beauty queen
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The 59-year-old former beauty queen wrote a tribute to her partner of 25 years on Instagram, along with their wedding picture. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025 John Ramsey, the father of the 6-year-old beauty queen who was killed at her Boulder, Colorado, home, met with local law enforcement Monday afternoon to advocate for a thorough review and new testing of crime scene evidence in his daughter’s case. Jean Casarez, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025 Despite its sporty intentions and competent adaptive dampers, the crossover is more of a crown-toting beauty queen than a torch-bearing Olympic athlete. Michael Harley, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 As an Indian American, seeing other beauty queens made a big impact on her as well. Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for beauty queen

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beauty queen was in 1893

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“Beauty queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20queen. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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