Miss USA Beauty Tips 2017

19 Miss USA Contestants Share Their Backstage Beauty Hacks and Rituals

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May 15, 2017 by Wendy Gould

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Vaseline on Your Teeth Helps You to Smile

"When practicing for the pageant, because muscle memory is so important once you're out there, I put Vaseline on my teeth to make sure that I'm smiling on stage," said Miss Minnesota, Meridith Gould. "It sort of tastes like ChapStick so it's not gross, but it's definitely uncomfortable to have your mouth closed with that in there, so you just keep smiling."

And no, she doesn't put the Vaseline on her teeth for the actual competition, just during practice to build good habits!