be a model of

be a/the model of something

to be an excellent example of something Claudia, always the model of good taste, looked elegant in a black silk gown.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abbas	[ə'bæs]
Tryphaina	-	Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Angelica	an-JEL-i-kə (English), ahn-JE-lee-kah (Italian)	English, Italian, Romanian, Literature
Ayomide	-	Western African, Yoruba
Hildigardis	-	Ancient Germanic
Retha	-	Southern African, Afrikaans, English