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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An extremely successful and internationally famous fashion model.

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  • noun A highly paid, famous fashion model.

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  • noun a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity

Etymologies

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First written example dating from 1942 in the English language. Falsely attributed to supermodel Janice Dickinson, who says she coined the term nearly 40 years later.

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