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cover girl en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (informal) An attractive, usually well-known, female model whose image has been featured on one or more magazine covers.
   • Whether it's in next-to-nothing swimsuits in Sports Illustrated or starring in ex-husband Billy Joel's rock videos or in countless boldface tabloid mentions, the quintessential California blond cover girl has become a fixture on the cultural landscape. 2008 July 2, Frank Eltman, “Christie Brinkley divorce trial set to begin”, in Associated Press, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2008:
   • She's sitting opposite a window that's gently breezing into her face, wafting her hair into cover-girl perfection and when I joke about this she roars with laughter. 2014 January 21, Hermione Hoby, “Julia Roberts interview for August: Osage County – 'I might actually go to hell for this...' [print version: 'I might actually go to hell for this ...' (18 January 2014, p. R4)]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review):

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Translations (4)

fi kansikuvatyttö (female model on magazine cover) · fr covergirl (female model on magazine cover) · sv omslagsflicka (female model on magazine cover) · it ragazza-copertina (female model on magazine cover)