Queen of Sheba

plural Queens of Sheba

1. figurativelyA pampered woman with an aristocratic demeanor.

   "It is very fine weather," Miss Fotheringay said, in an Irish accent, and with a deep rich melancholy voice. . . . "And very warm," continued this empress and Queen of Sheba.

   1850, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 5, in The History of Pendennis

   2 more examples

   At three o'clock that afternoon the Sayre limousine stopped in front of Nina's house, and Mrs. Sayre, in brilliant pink and a purple hat, got out. Leslie, lounging in a window, made the announcement. "Here's the Queen of Sheba," he said.

   1922, Mary Roberts Rinehart, chapter 17, in The Breaking Point

   "Where is she?" Um-Nadia cries out. "Where is that Queen of Sheba?" Sirine is yawning. It was quite late when she finally walked out of Han's big dark car and into her house.

   2004, Diana Abu-Jaber, Crescent, →ISBN, page 90