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beautiful people en · NOUN

(capitalized, dated, idiomatic, plural, plural-only, qualifier:almost always preceded by the, sometimes) Fashionable, privileged, glamorous people, especially those belonging to international high society; the beau monde.
- We were granted access with her VIP passes and received a first-hand look at the Dubai party scene. The club was filled with all the beautiful people of Dubai. 2007 July 18, Brent Elder, “Grant Writing and Sightseeing”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 06 Aug 2014:
- Now these "rich young brats" have succeeded café society, the jet set and the beautiful people as social pacesetters. 1975 June 16, “People: Millionettes”, in Time, retrieved 06 Aug 2014:
- Polo . . . is a jewel of a game for the beautiful people, though, and nowhere is there a higher incidence of beautiful people than Palm Beach. 1981 November 13, Red Smith, “Place Where Polo Reigns Supreme”, in New York Times, retrieved 06 Aug 2014:
(plural, plural-only) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beautiful, people.