cover girl

American  

noun

1. an attractive young woman whose picture is featured on a magazine cover.

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cover girl British  

noun

1. a girl, esp a glamorous one, whose picture appears on the cover of a newspaper or magazine

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cover girl Idioms  

1. An attractive woman whose photograph is featured on a magazine cover; also, a woman attractive enough to be so featured. For example, All models hope to be cover girls some day, or She's gorgeous—a real cover girl. [c. 1910]

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Etymology

Origin of cover girl

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

And this was someone who, when I first Googled her in 2015, it said: ex-lover and muse of Man Ray, former Vogue cover girl.

From Los Angeles Times

The newly retired quarterback reportedly told a friend at the time that he “wasn’t interested” in anything more than a friendship with the cover girl.

From Los Angeles Times

Her bling-bling style - a penchant for Dior clothes, stiletto heels and expensive jewels - quickly transformed her into Cabinet cover girl.

From Washington Times

‘The Little Mermaid’ star Melissa McCarthy is the cover girl defining beauty as ‘owning who you are’ and ‘allowing other people to be who they are.’

From Los Angeles Times

Clearly not, and the comedy star’s definition of beauty proves she’s a cover girl who knows a thing or two about what it really means to be beautiful.

From Los Angeles Times

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