beauty queen

British

noun

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

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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

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

A high school teacher and former beauty queen, Grinstead vanished in 2005 from her home in rural Irwin County.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Ladybird smiled and waved a stiff hand in a beauty queen salute.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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