An intelligent and good looking woman, particularly one who has a high profile in the broadcast media.
Origin
Coined 1960s by Frank Muir to describe Joan Bakewell, following the latter’s appearances in high-brow television discussion programmes such as BBC2's Late Night Line-Up.
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