beauty queen
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The former beauty queen passed away early on Monday morning in hospital following an illness, according to local media.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
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
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
No matter how hard I try, though, I keep seeing the bloated face of that aging beauty queen bouncing off the lights into my father’s outstretched hands.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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