The changes in Kristi Noem's appearance between the early 2010s and the mid-2020s have been major to say the least, but even that head-turning transformation can't compare to the difference in her appearance between now and her throwback pageant days. Back in 1990, Noem won the South Dakota Snow Queen pageant — and let's just say, if not for the now-secretary of Homeland Security posting about it herself, we probably wouldn't have recognized her.

To be clear, Noem has never hidden the fact that she's an ex-pageant girl. On the contrary, back in 2016, she did an interview with Aberdeen News where she spoke about how grateful she was for the experience. "It was the first time I had sat down and done an interview with multiple people. It was very educational. To stand up and speak in front o

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