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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.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Then, her mom heard about auditions for a Disney Channel half-hour sitcom called Hannah Montana, about a brunette schoolgirl by day who dons a blonde wig and becomes a pop princess by night.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
Mass abductions have plagued Nigeria’s northern states over the last decade, since the 2014 kidnap of nearly 300 schoolgirls in the northeastern town of Chibok sparked copycat attacks.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Two dozen schoolgirls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state last week have been freed, according to officials, as the country grapples with a wave of mass abductions in recent days.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Then, her mom heard about auditions for a Disney Channel half-hour sitcom called Hannah Montana, about a brunette schoolgirl by day who dons a blonde wig and becomes a pop princess by night.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
Mass abductions have plagued Nigeria’s northern states over the last decade, since the 2014 kidnap of nearly 300 schoolgirls in the northeastern town of Chibok sparked copycat attacks.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Two dozen schoolgirls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state last week have been freed, according to officials, as the country grapples with a wave of mass abductions in recent days.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Schoolgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolgirl. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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schoolgirl
noun
school·girl
-ˌgər(-ə)l 
: a girl attending school
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