Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king. ...And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so. ...
And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. Esther 2:2-17