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on Sep 14th, 2016 and filed under 15 Style and Beauty Secrets We Learned from Miss America Savvy Shields and Her Fellow Contestants – People Magazine
When Savvy Shields and her fellow Miss America 2017 contestants hit the stage Sunday night, they each looked absolutely flawless, so much so that you’d expect an army of hairstylists and makeup artists to be lined up backstage. But that’s not the case: Every contestant is her own glam squad — and each one did her own hair and makeup for the big night.
PeopleStyle was backstage to chat with the girls as they prepared for the live show, and we found out their bizarre — and game-changing! — beauty secrets, and exactly what goes into those three-minute wardrobe changes. Below, the tricks we’ll be adding to our routines, and all of the behind-the-scenes secrets we were surprised to learn.
Contestants are required to do their own hair and makeup on finals night.
“Doing our own hair and makeup for finals night is part of being in Miss America,” Iowa’s Kelly Koch told PeopleStyle. “She’s able to do her own hair and makeup — she’s a woman — she can do it. But that’s what sets Miss America apart is that she can do her own hair and makeup for events, and that’s why we need to do it for finals night.”
Added Miss Vermont, Rylee Field, “It’s kind of a self-sufficiency thing. Anybody could — we all can — we came this far.”
Their bathing suits stay in place thanks to men’s toupee tape.
“I’m taping my bathing suit to my body,” Miss America winner Savvy Shields explained before taking the crown. “There’s butt glue and then there’s toupee tape, to each his own. I know we’ll have zero time to change, so I’m taping this to my body as soon as I can and I’m gonna hope that it stays the whole entire day. We do dress rehearsals, so I’ll get to see if it actually works. If this doesn’t work, I’ll try another round of tape or butt glue or hair spray. This is actually toupee tape for men’s wigs. So it’ll stay there. Isn’t that funny?”
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