platinum blonde

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noun

a person, especially a girl or woman, whose hair is of a pale blond or silver color, usually colored artificially by bleaching or dyeing.

a pale blond or silver color.

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Origin of platinum blonde

First recorded in 1930–35

Eventually, she did—more or less—reinventing herself as Nicki Minaj and becoming a platinum-selling hip-hop superstar.
Nicki Minaj: High School Actress|Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One guy hams it up as Juliet, blonde wig and all, as a crowd gathers, delighted by the impromptu performance.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He also earned a Grammy and platinum record for “Up Where We Belong.”
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Delta is a Platinum Global Partner, ranking them among the highest-level contributors to the association.
How You Can Help Make a More LGBT-Friendly World||December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Blonde kids named Kyle and Zack cheered on Los Doyers while wearing jerseys with “Valenzuela” on the back.
The Liberal Case Against Illegal Immigration|Doug McIntyre|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whereat, he stepped to one side, and led upon the stage, a charming blonde who was greeted profusely.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He was a manly young fellow, a sportsman and renowned at cricket, and she was amiable and pretty, a little blonde beauty.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
At the invitation of the blonde stenographer at the desk, he squatted on a chair and lighted a cigarette.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
An indolent blonde, fond of dancing, but a nonentity from both the moral and the intellectual standpoints.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
A stout woman with a muddy blonde complexion splotched with freckles.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe