cover girl

noun

Synonyms of cover girlnext
: an attractive young woman whose picture appears on a magazine cover

Examples of cover girl in a Sentence

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The British Vogue cover girl, beloved by David Bailey, Terence Donovan, and Ossie Clark, met George Harrison at 19, when she was cast as a schoolgirl in 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025 Camille Miceli, artistic director of Pucci, conscripted Irina Shayk for her holiday campaign — casting her as a cover girl of yore. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Dec. 2025 Lizzo has been transparent about her weight loss journey and was recently a cover girl for Women’s Health magazine. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 July 2025 The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model appears in the iconic magazine for the seventh time alongside Salma Hayek, Jordan Chiles, Lauren Chan and Olivia Dunne as this year’s cover girls. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cover girl

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cover girl was in 1899

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“Cover girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20girl. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.

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