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race queen

race queen

8.4
A female model who appears at car races to pose and promote teams
  • noun
translation icon : reina de carreras
  • The race queen wore a stunning outfit as she greeted fans at the Grand Prix.

Examples

  • The race queen presented the trophy at the finish line.

  • She dreamed of becoming a race queen and representing her favorite racing team.

  • Several race queens posed with the winning car during the trophy ceremony.

  • Many race queens participated in the charity event last weekend.

  • After winning the race, the driver stepped onto the podium to embrace the race queen and celebrate their victory.

  • She was chosen as the race queen for the event, where she presented the awards to the top finishers.

  • At the motorsport festival, the race queen greeted fans and posed for photographs beside the flashy cars.

How Prominent

race queen
8.4
presenter
23 2.7

Surface Forms

race queen singular
race queens plural

Morphology

race + queen

While 'race' + 'queen' might literally suggest a leading or female champion in a race, the established sense in motorsport jargon—a promotional female model or event ambassador—is not predictable from those constituents. This is a culture- and register-specific meaning (borrowed in some contexts from Japanese motorsport usage), so a B1 learner knowing the words would likely not derive the correct sense.

Etymology

Race queen comes from motor races where teams hired pretty women to stand by the cars, pose for photos, and hand out trophies. The name joins race (the event) and queen (a woman who stands out), so it now means 'a female model' who works at motorsport events.