poster girl
Cause's public face
A poster girl is a woman who prominently represents or exemplifies something—a cause, movement, quality, or condition.
The term derives from recruitment or promotional posters featuring idealized figures.
Unlike poster child, which often carries ironic weight, poster girl typically suggests someone chosen for visibility and appeal: She became the poster girl for the environmental movement.
The male equivalent is poster boy.
Perfect representative of type
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
- paragonFlawless model to emulate
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
icon · representative · figurehead · face · symbol · ambassador · mascot · standard-bearer
Authorized representative communicator
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- promoterOne who organizes events
- championTop competitor, or advocate
figurehead · endorser · face · voice · frontwoman · activist · crusader · publicity
Superficial inclusion efforts
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
pigeonhole · reduce · oversimplify · fetishize · commodify · scapegoat · target · blame
epitome
Perfect representative of type
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
- paragonFlawless model to emulate
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
archetype · icon · representative · figurehead · face · symbol · ambassador · mascot · standard-bearer · flagship
spokesperson
Authorized representative communicator
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- promoterOne who organizes events
champion · figurehead · endorser · face · voice · frontwoman · activist · crusader · publicity · awareness
tokenism
Superficial inclusion efforts
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- exploitationSelfish use of others
typecast · pigeonhole · reduce · oversimplify · fetishize · commodify · scapegoat · target · blame · scrutiny
pinup
Attractive poster subject
bombshell · ingenue · debutante · sweetheart · darling · siren · stunner · knockout · looker · head-turner
- Pinupspinup, cheesecake, cheesecake photo, Bettie Page, nose art
- girlslass, lassie, miss, missy, maiden
poster girlunsung hero
One whose contributions go unnoticed
invisible hand · silent partner · rank and file · foot soldier · faceless bureaucrat
poster girlcounterexample
Instance disproving a claim
outlier · anomaly · black sheep · odd one out · ugly duckling
poster girlugly duckling
Initially unpromising eventual success
plain Jane · tomboy · wallflower · frump · underdog
poster, girl, post, posted, posting, posters, girls, girlish, girlhood