German word

Miss

Pronunciation

IPA/mɪs/

Meaning

  • feminine nounbeauty queen

Example

In der Stadt leben mehrere ehemalige Missen.

Several former beauty queens live in the city.

Illustration for Miss (beauty queen)

More examples

Die Miss wurde nach dem Finale im Fernsehen interviewt.

The beauty queen was interviewed on television after the final.

Core concept

A crowned woman carries a public title after winning a beauty contest.

Common phrases

  • als Miss gewählt werden

    be chosen as a beauty queen

  • die amtierende Miss

    the reigning beauty queen

  • bei der Misswahl antreten

    compete in the beauty pageant

Similar words

Frau: An adult woman, in general terms.
Gewinnerin: A woman who has won a competition or other contest.
Preisträgerin: A woman who has received a prize or official title.
Schönheitskönigin: A woman officially crowned or titled in a beauty contest.

Definition in German

Begriff für die weibliche Siegerin eines Schönheitswettbewerbs; in Wettbewerbszusammenhang als Ehrentitel verwendet.

Word origin

German Miss is borrowed from English Miss, a title historically developed from mistress and later used for beauty-contest winners.

Usage tips

  • The noun is feminine, die Miss, and its German plural is die Missen, not the English plural misses.

Opposites

Related words

  • Misswahlbeauty pageantnoun
  • Misskandidatinbeauty pageant contestantnoun

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