: a popular and attractive girl or woman
especially
: a girl or woman whose charm and beauty make her a favorite
the belle of the ball
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Dodd voiced Wolverine, a stocky Canadian with adamantium claws; Sealy-Smith was Storm, a regal African woman who could control the weather; and Zann played Rogue, a Southern belle with a power-absorbing touch.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
But, as the likely belle of the ball, the Lions OC will probably be enabled to call his shot – and that might mean a more stable environment than the one Tepper has fostered.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
Keep scrolling for everything a Southern belle could possibly need or want from the new Draper James x Dolly Parton collaboration—all for an additional 20 percent off with the code DOLLY20 from now until January 21.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2024
ADCs were, in short, the belle of the cancer research ball.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 24 Oct. 2023
The Southern belle has made a splash in the pageant world.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Sep. 2023
But Parker always meant to play the quietly cunning Southern belle as anything but simpering, describing the elder DuBois sister as a mental poker player.
—Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
The belles in their hoopskirts took the arms of boys from Baylor Military Academy, who wore Confederate uniforms.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2022
After supporting her mother-in-law Victoria Beckham for the designer's emotional return to the runway, the Transformers star headed to the Valentino Spring 2023 show alongside her husband Brooklyn, who's been appearing at fashion week with his belle.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2022
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
But, as the likely belle of the ball, the Lions OC will probably be enabled to call his shot – and that might mean a more stable environment than the one Tepper has fostered.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
Keep scrolling for everything a Southern belle could possibly need or want from the new Draper James x Dolly Parton collaboration—all for an additional 20 percent off with the code DOLLY20 from now until January 21.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2024
ADCs were, in short, the belle of the cancer research ball.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 24 Oct. 2023
The Southern belle has made a splash in the pageant world.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Sep. 2023
But Parker always meant to play the quietly cunning Southern belle as anything but simpering, describing the elder DuBois sister as a mental poker player.
—Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
The belles in their hoopskirts took the arms of boys from Baylor Military Academy, who wore Confederate uniforms.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2022
After supporting her mother-in-law Victoria Beckham for the designer's emotional return to the runway, the Transformers star headed to the Valentino Spring 2023 show alongside her husband Brooklyn, who's been appearing at fashion week with his belle.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2022
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