100 Years of Pageant Makeup | Allure

From the natural looks of early beauty pageants in the 1920s and the thick brows and red lips of 1940s pageants, to the high drama pageant makeup of the 1980s and the shimmery, glossy 2000s looks, take a look back at the last century of beauty pageant makeup. Makeup Artist: Yuui Vision Hair Stylist: Melissa Formica Stylist: Chasidy C. Billups Wardrobe Credits: 1920s Dress – Haus Alkire; Shoes – Gray Matters; Gloves - Wing & Weft; Necklace & Tiara – Abracadabra NYC 1930s Dress - KES; Shoes - Gray Matters; Hosiery - Wolford; Gloves - Wing & Weft; Tiara Abracadabra NYC 1940s Vintage Swimsuit - Early Halloween; Shoes - Mercedes Castillo; Jeweled Hairpiece - Erickson Beamon; Hosiery - Wolford; Earrings - DECADE Vintage; Scepter - Abracadabra NYC 1950s Gown - Christian Siriano; Earrings - Erickson Beamon; Gloves Wing & Weft; Tiara - Abracadabra NYC; Shoes - Mercedes Castillo 1960s Vintage Swimsuit - Early Halloween, Shoes - Mercedes Castillo; Necklace - R.J. Graziano; Tiara - Abracadabra NYC 1970s Double Layered Dress - Lacausa; Shoes - Pedro Garcia; Earrings - Erickson Beamon; Pendant - Erickson Beamon; Tiara - Abracadabra NYC 1980s Gown – Christian Siriano; Gloves – Wing & Weft; Earrings – Erickson Beamon; Tiara – Abracadabra NYC 1990s Dress - Samuji; Earrings - Erickson Beamon; Shoes - Mercedes Castillo; Tiara - Abracadabra NYC 2000s Top - Lacausa; Bottom - Samuji; Shoes - Me