beauty queen
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Carrie Prejean Boller, a former beauty queen and faithful Trump supporter, has found herself at the center of an explosive conservative fight.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
She fought the pressure of waning celebrity, but it was not easy to be a 40-something beauty queen in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
Nigeria's newest beauty queen said she had extended her stay in the country of her father's birth.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024
A court in Spain last year sentenced a former Mexican beauty queen and her partner to four and a half years in prison for the theft, according to El País.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
Finally, they settle on a strapless pale yellow gown, a hand-me-down from a glamorous aunt who used to be a beauty queen before she married and had kids.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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