BATHING BEAUTY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

bathing beauty

noun

Definition of bathing beauty

as in cover girl

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Recent Examples of bathing beauty The bathing beauty revue served as a post Labor Day festivity that garnered many city visitors. — Brittany Chambers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 The Coen Brothers lovingly send up everyone from famous gossip columnist Louella Parsons to bathing beauty Esther Williams. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2020 There’s no shortage of historic houses in Salem, Massachusetts, and the latest to cross our desks is this two-bedroom, two-bath beauty. — Megan Barber, Curbed, 17 June 2019 The swimsuit competition dates to the founding of the crowning of Miss America in 1921 as a bathing beauty revue in Atlantic City, New Jersey. — NBC News, 6 June 2018 The competition began nearly 100 years ago in Atlantic City, New Jersey as a bathing beauty contest designed to keep tourists coming to the seaside resort in the weekend after Labor Day. — Wayne Parry, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2018 The competition began nearly 100 years ago in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as a bathing beauty contest designed to keep tourists coming to the seaside resort in the weekend after Labor Day. — CBS News, 5 June 2018

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Noun

The former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl and actress shares two children with her husband, MLB star Justin Verlander.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026
The cover girl, who is drawn on the box, has created a stir.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of cover girl

Noun

It was addressed to Betty Grable — then 26, a rising Hollywood star and already celebrated as World War II’s pinup girl.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
In terms of blush Gonzalez is known for giving her clients a watercolored romantic cheek inspired by Alberto Vargas’s pinup girl paintings.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025

Definition of pinup girl

Noun

Since then, the former beauty queen has retired from pageantry after becoming the first Canadian woman to win all four major national titles — Miss Universe Canada, Miss World Canada, Miss International Canada and Miss Earth Canada.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Cerchiara believes her nursing background has given her a deeper sense of purpose in her role as a beauty queen.

— Sarah Moreno July 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of beauty queen

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