The faces of women in the Republican Party have changed drastically, and people have noticed. As the likes of Kristy Noem and Kimberly Guilfoyle become ever-pouchier, pouty-lipped, and blown out in the short time since Trump took office, the internet has been in a frenzy. Some, including plastic surgeons themselves, have suspected these women of getting cosmetic work done to get in Trump’s good graces. Others have suspected this botchedness to be intentional, that they’re deliberately “polluting other people’s field of vision” in an act of contempt. But are they? In this season 7 premiere, Hannah and Maia are joined by Biz Sherbert (of Nymphet Alumni) to discuss the many ways that beauty is absorbed into the never-ending culture war of our times. From “Republican makeup tutorials” on TikTok, to the widespread confusion around a chic Republican girl on the cover of New York Mag, it seems everyone is doing a whole lot of externalizing at a time when introspection is more necessary than ever.
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Biz's article:
https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/16218/what-does-beauty-look-like-in-the-trump-era-anna-claire-howland-addison-rae
SOURCES:
Brock Colyar, “The Cruel Kids’ Table,” New York Magazine (2025).
Vanessa Friedman, “The Trumpification of Kristi Noem,” The New York Times (2024).
Doree Lewak, Trump supporters getting plastic surgery to look their best for Mar-a-Lago schmoozing: ‘They have face time with the leader of the free world’,” The New York Post (2025).
Amanda Marcotte, “From "Mar-a-Lago face" to uncanny AI art: MAGA loves ugly in submission to Trump,” Salon (2025).
Inae Oh, “In Your Face: The Brutal Aesthetics of MAGA,” Mother Jones (2025).
Emilia Petrarca, Can I Boom Boom? Falling for, and fretting over, the gilded and greedy new aesthetic.,” The Cut (2025).
Biz Sherbert, “What Does Beauty Look Like in the Age of Trump?” AnOther Mag (2025).
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