| 词汇 | miss america |
| 词源 | Miss America. The winner of the annual national beauty contest held in the U.S. every year since 1921, though it wasn’t called the Miss America contest until the following year. The winner is crowned as the most beautiful young woman in the nation. Miss America is also used to describe any pretty Ameri- can girl. Since the Miss America contest debuted, there have been many spinoffs, including a Mrs. America, Miss Universe, and Miss World contest. |
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