ice queen

Noun

ice queen (plural ice queens)

1. (idiomatic) A beautiful but heartless woman.
   • Miss O'Neil's duplicitous power-mad ice queen epitomizes cruel hauteur with a streak of lethal saccharine—she is a nightmare stepmother.1986 October 5, Stephen Holden, “Drama: 'Narnia' A Children's Musical”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Jan 2014
   • Rice has never been the robot she plays on national television. She built the image the public has of her as an ice queen stuck on repeat. It’s the downside of her extreme loyalty to Bush.2007 May 3, Marcus Mabry, “Why Condi Is Talking to the Enemy”, in Newsweek, retrieved 02 Jan 2014

   Synonyms:

   ice maiden

2. (informal) A female ice-skating champion.
   • This time, she was beaten by 16-year-old Tanja Szewczenko, who is threatening to usurp the two-time Olympic champion, Katarina Witt, as Germany's ice queen.1993 November 24, Jere Longman, “Olympics: 80 Days to Lillehammer”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Jan 2014
   • Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yuna will make her return to competition at the Golden Spin event in Zagreb next month.2013 November 4, Narae Kim, “Ice Queen Yuna returns with a Golden Spin”, in Reuters Canada, retrieved 02 Jan 2014