poster girl
Americannoun
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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.
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She added just before Morgan took over, Maddy became a poster girl for the club, as the Blades erected a "massive" billboard of her, which "she loved".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
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
Ms. Holmes said she believed that making herself the poster girl for women in tech put a huge target on her back.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2023
"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
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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