poster girl
Americannoun
plural
poster girls-
a female child whose image is used on a poster or in an advertisement for a cause or organization.
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a female person who exemplifies or represents a specific cause, ideal, characteristic, etc.
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a female person appearing on a poster as a pinup.
Example Sentences
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Glinda meanwhile has become the poster girl of the Wizard's regime -- a position that brings her privilege and popularity, but also awakens guilt and shame, stemming from her childhood.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
“We don’t want to present her as a poster girl for the Art Deco, but rather a serious painter in full command of her process,” he said.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024
"That's the problem with these things — that people will jump on the bandwagon because it's the trend and to be the poster girl for it," Bonham Carter continued.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2022
I do feel like I’m the poster girl for being comfortable in your skin.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022
Her peacock-colored lehanga that sweeps the floor, her arms full of sparkling bangles, her emerald-and-pearl choker, and the killer kajal that lines her eyelids make her the perfect candy-colored Bollywood poster girl.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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