trophy wife

trophy wife

A young woman, usually a second wife, who is married for her extreme attractiveness and/or accomplishments, which her wealthy and powerful husband wants to show off as a winner might display a trophy. The term may have been coined earlier but became popular after it appeared in Fortune, where Julie Connelly wrote, “Powerful men are beginning to demand trophy wives” (Aug. 28, 1989). It is now a cliché.
See also: wife
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • marry into money
  • be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
  • be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
  • born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
  • born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth
  • born with a silver spoon in mouth
  • born with a silver spoon in your mouth
  • born with a silver spoon
  • a captain of industry
  • captain of industry
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"The term trophy wife often depicts one image -- a younger woman clutching on to an older man.
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"Donald Trump and his third wife Melania Knauss-Trump may very well exemplify the trophy wife stereotype," McClintock says.
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Among the throng are keep-fit guru Jules (Cameron Diaz) and her dancer beau Evan (Matthew Morrison), whose tempestuous romance was sparked on a televised celebrity contest; cash-strapped photographer Holly (Jennifer Lopez) and her baby-shy husband Alex (Rodrigo Santoro), who are waiting for news about their adoption application; fast food vendor Rosie (Anna Kendrick) and old flame Marco (Chace Crawford), whose one carefree night of lust has dramatic consequences; baby shop owner Wendy (Elizabeth Banks) and insecure husband Gary (Ben Falcone), who are delighted by the prospect of starting a brood; and his sportsman father Ramsey (Dennis Quaid) and trophy wife Skyler (Brooklyn Decker), who miraculously announce they are having twins.
The Trophy Wife Divorce, the fifth novel by author and Florida Bar member John D.
Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini) manages an umbrella factory, which he inherited from the father of his trophy wife, Suzanne (Deneuve).
POTICHE (15) CAST: Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard PLOT: You may have already seen clips from this retro-looking film in the Orange ads shown before other movies.Set in 1977, Suzanne (Deneuve) is a 'potiche', the trophy wife of selfish, neglectful husband Robert (Luchini).
With a basic set-up of one nuclear household, their brother's gay parenting couple family and a third family unit made up of a rich older man and hot trophy wife, this could scream political correctness and right-on attitudes about minorities.
It may sound a little dry, but this is a very warm and uplifting film with enough measure of domestic crisis--Rita's husband adapting to his hitherto submissive wife developing into a voice for her co-workers and the friendship that starts to develop between Rita and the very intelligent trophy wife (Rosamund Pike) of a Ford executive--to appeal and maintain the entertainment.
When he visit's the posh lawyers house he discovers that his rival has everything, from the trophy wife to the ultra polite children.
Together the pair convince a vicar's daughter, a trophy wife, a retired school mistress and a real Welsh good girl not just to buy a saucy calendar, but to star in one.
Marcus Webb, as the arrogant businessman, and Emily Outred, as his unhappy trophy wife, valiantly ignored the distraction of the book in their captor's hand to deliver convincing performances as the increasingly discomforted pair whose marital house of cards steadily disintegrates as suspicions are confirmed and secrets revealed.
A parallel story unfolds that concerns a narcissistic man, married to a trophy wife and enjoying a highly upscale life.