Plastic Surgery Procedures Erika Kirk Seemingly Had Done, According To Experts

It's no secret that living life in the public eye will leave any celebrity vulnerable to comments about their appearance. Whether its child actors growing up in front of the world, or even sudden transformations, nobody is safe from the watchful eye of cosmetic sleuths. Although her husband's untimely death has made Erika Kirk the new face of Turning Point USA, images of the widow from her pageantry days have left the masses to speculate as to how new her face really is. While it's natural that someone's features will inevitably change and age over time, people are curious about the former beauty queen's transformation. There's no question that good maintenance and self-care could keep you looking youthful, though cosmetic surgery and fillers are all too common to be kept off the table.

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In an interview with Glam, plastic surgeon Dr. Frederick Weniger clarifies how while " ... the shifts [in her appearance] are mostly in areas that usually reflect careful maintenance rather than dramatic surgery," Botox and fillers are a prominent possibility. Specifically, rounder cheeks and the shape and size of her lips seem to indicate fillers, a generally less invasive and more casual procedure compared to surgical options. Her strong and sharp chin and jawline could have come from skin tightening procedures or fillers, according to Dr. Weniger's estimates, though those are seen in older photos too — it seems Kirk has opted out of a full Mar-a-Lago face in favor of subtle refinements.

Whereas Erika Kirk's speculated facial augmentations keep a mostly natural base, her hair and makeup certainly haven't. The Republican Rapunzel is often pictured with thick, long blond locks — a far cry from more casual photos that showcase its much thinner and wavier natural state. The brand Seventh Heaven Hair posted a Charlie Kirk mourning post on Instagram, and a look at their page shows that it features hairstyles and manes similar to Erika's. Though it's unclear if the salon is responsible for her luxury clip-ins, their profile showcases work on pageant queens such as Miss Georgia 2025, Savannah Miles, and Miss USA 2023, Noelia Voigt. As a former Miss Arizona pageant winner, Erika's hair would be right at home among pageant stylists.

Her cakey pageant makeup could also help to further confuse which cosmetic procedures Erika has done. Contouring has now become a common makeup practice that even amateurs can master, but it's always been an essential step in carving out features while in bright lights and when on camera. While a botched nose contour can stick out like a sore thumb, expert execution could easily give the appearance of an intensive procedure. Although Dr. Frederick Weniger pointed to the only probable surgical procedures for Erika being a slight nose job or eyelift in his Glam interview, he didn't know for sure if those had been done, and her pageant makeup hacks could also be the culprit behind her shifting features.

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