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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.
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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.
—CBS News, 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.
—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.
—Wayne Parry, BostonGlobe.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.
—Wayne Parry, Cincinnati.com, 5 June 2018
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.
—CBS News, 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.
—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.
—Wayne Parry, BostonGlobe.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.
—Wayne Parry, Cincinnati.com, 5 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathing beauty
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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The bangs weren't cut straight across like most retro baby bangs, which tend to skew more ‘50s pinup girl than ’50s movie princess.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
4 Nov. 2024
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Kirk was also a former beauty queen, having been crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The magnetic Halley showcases her star power and charisma not in a musical setting, but as a literal beauty queen.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Bathing beauty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathing%20beauty. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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