It girl
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An "it girl" is an attractive, well-known young woman who is perceived to have both sex appeal and a personality that is especially engaging.
Poster for the film "It" (1927), starring Clara Bow
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It boy
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An "it boy" is an attractive young man who is perceived to have both sex appeal and a personality that is especially engaging. The term was coined as the male equivalent of an "it girl".
It girl
…actress, model, etc.", and the chiefly British usage of "a young, rich woman who has achieved celebrity because of her socialite lifestyle". The terms "it boy" or "it man" are sometimes used to describe a male exhibiting similar traits. An early literary usage of it in this sense is found in a 1904 short story…
Robert Mitchum was one of the first male movie stars to be labeled an "it man" in the 1950s.
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