reigning beauty queen
- noun
- /ˈreɪnɪŋ ˈbjuːti kwiːn/
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reina de belleza reinante
- The reigning beauty queen will crown her successor at tomorrow's ceremony.
Examples
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As the reigning beauty queen, she attended many charity events throughout the year.
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Did you see the reigning beauty queen at the event?
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After winning the Miss Universe pageant, she became the reigning beauty queen of her country.
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The reigning beauty queen will attend the charity gala.
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After winning the Miss Universe pageant, she became the reigning beauty queen of her country.
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As the reigning beauty queen, she attended many charity events throughout the year.
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The reigning beauty queen will crown her successor at tomorrow's ceremony.
Synonyms
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2.7
A person who wins first place in a competition
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4.0
A person who currently has first place in a competition
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2.7
A person or thing that wins a prize in a contest
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3.5
Having won first place in a competition
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'beauty queen' denotes a woman holding a beauty-title and 'reigning' signals the current holder of a role. The pattern 'reigning + titleholder' (e.g., reigning champion) is common and cross-linguistically recognizable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Reigning beauty queen comes from the picture of a royal queen: reigning means 'ruling' and a queen wears a crown, so the contest winner is like a queen for a time and leads public events during her year. That's why the phrase means the 'current' 'titleholder' who will crown her successor.