cover girl

See also: covergirl and cover-girl

English

Alternative forms

• cover-girl

Noun

cover girl (plural cover girls)

1. (informal) An attractive, usually well-known, female model whose image has been featured on one or more magazine covers.
   • 2008 July 2, Frank Eltman, “Christie Brinkley divorce trial set to begin”, in Associated Press‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 July 2008:

     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.

   • 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)‎^[2]:

     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.

Translations

female model on magazine cover

• Finnish: kansikuvatyttö (fi)
• French: covergirl (fr) f
• Italian: ragazza-copertina f
• Swedish: omslagsflicka (sv) c

References

• “cover girl”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.