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Comment by wlonkly

7 days ago

I was also curious. It looks like it's probably Kristy Noem[1], and the citations are to The Week and the NYT:

> Noem has since become one of the most prominent examples of so-called "Mar-a-Lago face", a cosmetic surgery trend among conservative women,[370][371] also known as "Republican makeup".[372]

Is [370] pushing it for a biography of a living person? Yeah, probably, especially with the "one of the most prominent" and "so-called" in there. But since "Mar-a-Lago face" has its own, cited Wikipedia entry... maybe not? It's not like Wikipedians made up the term, they're citing that _others_ use that term for her.

I'm not sure how I'd phrase it to say that she is a prominent example of the plastic surgery common to the Republican inner circle, and reference the "Mar-a-Lago Face" article, without attributing the phrase to her plastic surgery.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristi_Noem#Religion_and_publi...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar-a-Lago_face

[370] https://theweek.com/health/mar-a-lago-face-the-hottest-maga-...

[371] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/style/kristi-noem-teeth-t...

[372] https://www.thelist.com/1796655/politicians-reporters-republ...