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beauty queen

British  

noun

  1. an attractive young woman, esp one who has won a beauty contest

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

On paper, the unsettling drama explored the murky goings-on in the US logging town following the murder of teenage beauty queen Laura Palmer, hauntingly brought to life by Sheryl Lee.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

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

Also killed was Thalía Cornejo, 25, a former area beauty queen who was studying psychology at college and was home for the holidays.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023

She holds her bouquet of roses and gives the perfect beauty queen wave.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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