Definition

Noun: A cover girl is a very attractive woman who works as a fashion or photographic model, specifically one whose picture appears on the front of a magazine.

Usage

The term is used to refer to a professional model featured on the cover of a magazine, typically a fashion, lifestyle, or entertainment publication. It emphasizes her role as the primary visual attraction for that issue.

Examples

• She became a famous cover girl after appearing on .
• The magazine is looking for a new cover girl for its summer issue.
• Her dream was to be a cover girl for a major fashion magazine.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes be used more broadly or figuratively to describe any woman who is strikingly beautiful enough to be on a magazine cover, even if she is not a professional model.
  • With her classic features, everyone said she had the look of a cover girl.

Variants and Related Words

• Supermodel (noun): An exceptionally famous and highly-paid fashion model.
• Pin-up girl (noun): A model whose pictures are intended for display, historically on walls; this term has a more specific, often retro, connotation.

Synonyms

• Fashion model
• Magazine model

Antonyms

• There is no direct antonym, but terms describing different roles include editor or photographer.

Notes

The term is specific to the modeling and publishing industries. While "cover girl" traditionally refers to women, the gender-neutral term cover model is also commonly used.

Noun

1. a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model