19 Miss USA Contestants Share Their Backstage Beauty Hacks and Rituals

For Miss Rhode Island, Kelsey Swanson, it's all about looking alive. Pageants usually mean early call times — we're talking in-heels-before-the-sun-rises kind of mornings — so it's important to look and feel perky and awake. "I always have a coffee (or two) to make sure I'm awake," she said. "And I usually put ice cubes under my eyes when I wake up to help me look bright-eyed and to decrease any puffiness."