cover girl

Front page beauty

A cover girl is a woman whose photograph appears on the cover of a magazine, especially a fashion or beauty publication.

The term implies conventional attractiveness and glamour: She dreamed of becoming a cover girl.

By extension, cover girl can describe any woman who epitomizes a polished, photogenic look.

Related
  • pin-upAttractive person's poster
  • modelRepresentation or paradigm
  • runway modelPerson displaying designer garments
  • iconPictorial screen symbol
  • glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness

Brooke Shields · editorial · media · centerfold · glossy pages · photoshoot · celebrity · magazine · Sports Illustrated · Vogue · fashion · fashion industry · trendsetter · starlet · makeup artist · representation · photography · fame

Categories
Opposites
visibility/prominence

cover girlnobody

Inconsequential person

unknown · ghostwriter · wallflower · Jane Doe · everywoman

idealized appearance

cover girlplain Jane

Unremarkable-looking woman

ugly duckling · frump · average person · girl next door

gender

cover girlmale model

Man paid to pose

leading man · hunk

Family

cover, uncover, covering, covered, discovery, recovery, covers, uncovered, recovering

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG