bathing beauty
nounDefinition of bathing beauty
: a woman in a bathing suit who is a contestant in a beauty contest
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There’s no shortage of historic houses in Salem, Massachusetts, and the latest to cross our desks is this two-bedroom, two-bath beauty. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "1750 house with plenty of historic charm asks $419K," 17 June 2019 The swimsuit competition dates to the founding of the crowning of Miss America in 1921 as a bathing beauty revue in Atlantic City, New Jersey. — NBC News, "Setback for women or long overdue? Former Miss Americas on end of swimsuit competition," 6 June 2018 The competition began nearly 100 years ago in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as a bathing beauty contest designed to keep tourists coming to the seaside resort in the weekend after Labor Day. — CBS News, "Miss America eliminates swimsuits, won't judge on looks," 5 June 2018 The competition began nearly 100 years ago in Atlantic City, New Jersey as a bathing beauty contest designed to keep tourists coming to the seaside resort in the weekend after Labor Day. — Wayne Parry, chicagotribune.com, "Miss America dropping swimsuit competition," 5 June 2018 The competition began nearly 100 years ago in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as a bathing beauty contest designed to keep tourists coming to the seaside resort in the weekend after Labor Day. — Wayne Parry, BostonGlobe.com, "Miss America dropping swimsuit competition," 5 June 2018 The competition began nearly 100 years ago in Atlantic City, New Jersey as a bathing beauty contest designed to keep tourists coming to the seaside resort in the weekend after Labor Day. — Wayne Parry, Cincinnati.com, "Miss America dropping swimsuit competition, starting this year," 5 June 2018 Voss wears a bronzed skin, shoulder-length hair and a little less clothing than a bathing beauty — trunks and shoes and socks. — Scott Harrison, latimes.com, "From the Archives: Vagabond Leo V. Voss visits the Los Angeles Times," 22 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bathing beauty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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