It's pretty clear that Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem cares a lot about her looks. We've rarely ever seen Noem makeup-free , and side-by-side photos of her today and years ago put her rumored plastic surgery on blast . Between her beauty routine and the apparent nips and tucks she's undergone, Noem's complete transformation over time has had heads turning . Yet, while her look has certainly taken quite a turn in recent years, it seems that there's nothing new about her obsession with beauty. And, her past proves it.

Many moons before Kristi Noem's face became a laughing stock on "South Park," she was a beauty queen. And, she has opened up about the times when she donned tiaras and sashes, rather than fake ICE uniforms and heels. In 2015, she shar

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