beauty queen

noun

: a beautiful and glamorous woman or girl
specifically : a winner of a beauty contest

Examples of beauty queen in a Sentence

every loving husband considers his wife a beauty queen
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The legendary Gator, 37, and onetime beauty queen (neé Nel-Peters) met in 2018 at an annual Night to Shine charity event for people with special needs. Madeleine Marr july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025 Hometown beauty queen Barbara Parker is plucked from obscurity and rebranded as Sophie Straw, the star of the BBC’s latest hit comedy. Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025 From music moguls to beauty queens, these ladies have figured out how to turn their fifteen minutes of fame into generational wealth. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 July 2025 Patricia Fuenmayor, a television presenter and former beauty queen, has died at the age of 51 after a battle with cancer. Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for beauty queen

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beauty queen was in 1893

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“Beauty queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20queen. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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