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For the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar, see The It Girl.

An It girl is a charming, sexy young woman, or one who has just broken into mainstream cinema and attends parties all the time. The reign of an "It girl" is usually temporary; some of the rising it girls will either become a fully-fledged celebrity or her popularity will fade. The term "it boy", much less frequently used, is the male equivalent.

Examples

  • Evelyn Nesbit (1884 or 1885–1967), American artists' model, photographic model, chorus girl, and silent film actress, whose rise to fame around 1900 has been called "the birth of the "It Girl".
  • Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971), American actress, model, and Andy Warhol's muse, was dubbed the "It Girl".
  • Tamara Beckwith (b. 1970), English socialite and television personality, was widely described as an "It Girl" in the 1990s.
  • Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (1971–2017), English socialite and television personality, was considered to be the foremost of the 1990s "It Girls" in the United Kingdom.
  • Chloë Sevigny (b. 1974), American actress and model, was described as an "It Girl" by Jay McInerney in The New Yorker in 1994, because of her status as a fashion impresario.
  • Sara Schätzl (b. 1987), German writer and actress, was labelled an "It Girl" by the German tabloid press in the late 2000s.
  • Jessi (b. 1988), Korean-American rapper, singer and songwriter, is considered an "It Girl" by French publication Elle.
  • Rola (b. 1990), Japanese model and actress, is considered an "It Girl" by Japanese newspaper The Japan Times.
  • Jisoo (b. 1995), South Korean singer of the girl group Blackpink, and actress, is considered an "It Girl" by Elle.
  • Jennie (b. 1996), South Korean singer and rapper of Blackpink, is considered an "It Girl" by French publication L'Officiel.




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