“Hello, gorgeous!”
“Hello, gorgeous!” is what a man in the 1920s might have said to an attractive woman. The saying appears in print in Ainslee’s magazine in September 1926. The saying appeared in several comic strips in 1928. The song “Hello, Gorgeous” (1932) by American popular songwriter Walter Donaldson (1893-1947) became a modest hit.
The movie Funny Girl (1968) starred Barbara Streisand and was based on the life of comedienne Fanny Brice (1891-1951). In the film, Streisand looks at herself in the mirror, and to give herself some confidence, says, “Hello, gorgeous!”
In March 2026, the saying “Hello, gorgeous!” was put on a sign to motorists on the Brooklyn Bridge, entering Manhattan.
Google Books
September 1926, Ainslee’s, “Mallory’s Wife” by Winston Bouve, pg. 79:
“Hello, gorgeous!”
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18 January 1928, Austin (TX) Statesman, “Good Time Guy” comic strip by Frank Smiley, pg. 8, col. 3:
“HELLO, GORGEOUS.”
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26 March 1928, San Bernardino (CA) Daily Sun, “Etta Kett” comic strip by Robinson, pg. 6, col. 5:
Hello Gorgeous
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25 August 1928, Saginaw (MI) Daily News, “All the King’s Horses” by Katharine Brush, pg. 3, col. 3:
“Hello, Gorgeous!” That was the inevitable greeting.
IMDb
Funny Girl
Quotes
[first lines]
Fanny Brice: [looking in the mirror] Hello, gorgeous.
YouTube
Funny Girl - “Hello Gorgeous”
Cinema Obsession
ug 4, 2014
One of my favourite scenes from the film “Funny Girl”
ENJOY!!
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Layton & Johnstone - Hello! Gorgeous (1932)
RobinsRareRecordings
Mar 27, 2021
Male vocal duettists, with Turner Layton on piano.
Words & music: Walter Donaldson.
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Brad Hoylman-Sigal 🌈🥯
@bradhoylman
The Manhattan entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge is being improved ahead of the World Cup so New Yorkers and visitors can explore the city safely on foot or by bike.
At the gateway to our borough, where we say “Hello Gorgeous,” the experience should live up to the welcome.
@NYC_DOT @NYCMayor @TransAlt
Last edited 2:35 PM · Mar 27, 2026
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Brad Hoylman-Sigal 🌈🥯
@bradhoylman
You’re looking at the new sign that will greet people as they enter the Borough of Manhattan.
(The “Hello, gorgeous!” sign is shown.—ed.)
4:55 PM · Mar 27, 2026
New York (NY) Post
City installs ‘Hello, Gorgeous!’ sign on Brooklyn Bridge — but few get the reference
By Ella Morrison, Craig McCarthy and Natalie O’Neill
Published March 27, 2026, 5:35 p.m. ET
Hello who?
A new sign declaring “Hello, Gorgeous!” on the Brooklyn Bridge is welcoming folks to Manhattan — but nobody seems to get the reference.
The slogan is a shout-out to Barbra Streisand’s first line in the 1968 movie “Funny Girl,” in which she plays a rising Broadway star, officials said.