7 Pics Of MAGA Ladies Who Look Wildly Different Without Hair Extensions

As the divide between political parties gets deeper, so too do the fashion and beauty moves of folks on the right. Though we're all individuals, being part of a group like MAGA typically comes with some signature style choices that few participants stray from, and we can see that clearly with the famous women who support Donald Trump. Along with being perpetrators of the "Mar-a-Lago face" trend, which involves smokey eyes and liberal amounts of filler, MAGA ladies typically turn to hair extensions to complete their looks. 

Hair extensions come in several different forms, from clip-ins that can be added in or taken out at a moment's notice, to longer-term options like sew-ins and tape-ins. Wigs and extensions can be made from human hair sourced from places like India and South America, which typically indicates a higher-quality product, or synthetic hair. As we can see with women like Megyn Kelly and Lara Trump, hair extensions are also used to achieve different goals. Those with thinning hair, which is more common than you might think as we age, often rely on extensions to get back some of the density and thickness that they lost. Others might prefer long lengths that they can't achieve naturally. Whatever the reason behind them, how good they look will depend on your ability to follow the simple tips for taking care of your extensions. Even the most expensive, high-quality extensions can end up looking ratty if they're neglected.

Just like the celebrities who look different without their hair extensions, women in the MAGA sphere can look like totally different people without their go-to hair pieces. While the extensions bring volume and character for some, others should consider breaking up with their extra hair, since the extension-free look really suits them.

As the former partner of Donald Trump Jr., and the Trump-appointed ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle is firmly in the MAGA sphere. Her usual look fits the crowd well, from her heavy makeup to her Rapunzel-like hair extensions. But Guilfoyle's look completely changes when she ditches her hair extensions. Now, she doesn't go extension-free too often, but we have receipts from 2004, prior to her going down the hair-piece road in the first place. Without the extensions, Guilfoyle sports a much more natural look, though her less-intense makeup (and the age difference) undoubtedly plays a role, too! 

Kristi Noem is another player in the MAGAverse who leans on thick and luscious hair extensions to create her ideal look, often curling them into uniform structured waves. The secretary of homeland security didn't always have that length, though, and Noem looks completely different without her hair extensions. Circa 2011, Noem was a South Dakota congresswoman sporting a very different look, featuring a layered lob with side-swept bangs. With choppy layers and caramel highlights, the cropped cut framed Noem's face for a flattering finish. 

You might automatically think that hair extensions are exclusively for achieving longer hair in an instant, but many folks wear them for increased thickness and density while keeping their original length. Though there's been no official confirmation from Lara Trump that she's transformed her look with hair extensions, comparing snaps of her in 2008 and 2025 show a stark contrast in volume and density. Lara, who married Eric Trump in 2014, has also refined her color strategy since then, trading in the skunk tones for creamy blond with lowlights (unlike highlights, these are darker than the base color).

The first daughter's public image includes a head of thick blond hair that's always styled to perfection, so much so that Ivanka Trump is unrecognizable with her natural bronze hair color. It's also a shock to see her with shorter hair, which she rocked in 2019. Her sleek blunt lob was a breath of fresh hair after the years we'd seen her with her thick structured waves, which are believed to be refined by extensions for thickness. But credit where it's due, the former model can stun with any length of hair.

As the recently resigned acting attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Habba probably has more on her mind than whether her hairstyle is working for her. But if she has any doubts, we're giving our seal of approval to the chic lob she's been wearing since January 2026, since it lets her natural beauty shine. She briefly wore this look in 2022 and at the start of 2025, but from the way her hair bounced back to its original length so quickly, we know extensions are afoot.

Megyn Kelly seems to be one MAGA lady whose extensions are definitely worn for length rather than exclusively for thickness; the giveaway is the presence of shorter layers that separate her real hair from the extensions. Back in 2016, the political commentator went au naturel with an ear-grazing bob in a much yellower blond than she wears now, and we had to do a double take to make sure we were looking at the same person. Interestingly, Megyn Kelly also looks stunning makeup free.

As an artist rather than a politician, Donald Trump fan Nicki Minaj often relies not only on extensions, but wigs, too. Most notably, she wore 59-inch extensions that were nearly ground-sweeping throughout 2018, including at the VMAs. But four years earlier, she told Extra she was ditching the hair pieces to show off "the Onika side" of herself. Her natural hair was on full display at the 2014 VMAs, featuring her natural hairline and a chic shoulder length. She looks gorgeous in both, but there's a clear difference between the Onika-coded softer style and the more dramatic Nicki Minaj look.