beautiful people

American  

plural noun

1. (often initial capital letters) wealthy or famous people, often members of the jet set, who mingle in glamorous social circles and who, because of their celebrity, often establish trends or fashions.

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beautiful people British  

plural noun

1. (sometimes capitals) rich, fashionable people in international high society

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Etymology

Origin of beautiful people

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In his post on X, Gallagher said: "To all the beautiful people from the Cotswolds, I come in peace. You won't even know I'm there, I'm not like all those divvy celebrities who like to show off I'm LO FI as you were, LG x"

From BBC

Hall's character in the show is an FBI agent, tasked with uncovering why some of the most beautiful people around the world are dying gruesomely and randomly.

From BBC

As beautiful people keep blowing up in beautiful places, they’ll chase the bug to Venice and Rome and New York, with famous sights highlighted to demonstrate that the production is not doubling locations in Prague or Vancouver.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the first stars of reggae music, Jimmy Cliff brought the sound of Jamaica to a global audience with hits such as Many Rivers To Cross, Beautiful People and You Can Get It If You Really Want.

From BBC

The film plays in much the same space—beautiful people in gorgeous surroundings with violence lurking just under the surface—as last year’s screen version of the Colleen Hoover novel “It Ends With Us.”

From The Wall Street Journal