The “Mar-a-Lago” aesthetic is characterized by extensive Botox use, elevated cheekbones, plump lips, and a refined, narrow nose. While Kelly doesn’t exhibit all these features in a December 2025 screenshot from “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast, the tautness of her skin hints at a move in that direction. Her forehead remains impeccably smooth, even when she attempts to make expressive gestures.

Excessive use of Botox is one of the characteristics of the Mar-a-Lago beauty trend, as are unnaturally high cheekbones, thick lips, and a narrow-bridged nose. Kelly doesn’t tick all those boxes in the screenshot below from a December 2025 episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast, but the tightness of her skin suggests she is headed in that direction. Her forehead is super smooth, even though she is making an expressive face. 

Kelly was squinting her eyes while speaking with her mouth open at this point in the interview, but despite the ample movements, her forehead displayed not a single wrinkle. While Kelly has criticized her fellow newswomen who overdo it with the fillers, she has admitted to using Botox and getting laser treatments. “It allows you to age, but age well,” she said on an April 2024 episode of her show. However, Instagram users were skeptical that she was telling the truth about how limited her cosmetic work was. [She] has zero skin sagging. That’s just not possible,” a netizen commented under the clip. This isn’t the first time she sparked plastic surgery rumors, despite being against it.

Critics have also used these allegations to challenge her opinions on cosmetic surgeries. Another user on X remarked, “Megyn Kelly has had a nose job and Botox. Lol @ her saying anything about plastic surgery,” as noted in a post. Many plastic surgeons concur with these observations. After Kelly criticized Erin Moriarty’s dramatic change, Dr. Richard Westreich, a plastic surgeon, highlighted the irony. “Here is a clear example of someone in a glass house throwing stones. … Compared to Erin’s rhinoplasty, Megyn’s rhinoplasty is pretty terrible,” he shared with The U.S. Sun in 2024.

Clearly passionate about the matter, the former news anchor has even gone makeup-free to show off her natural beauty. But despite her clear stance on plastic surgery, Kelly hasn’t been able to squash rumors that she has undergone a rhinoplasty. Speculation exploded when her yearbook picture from 1988 came to light. “Megyn kelly’s nose makes her look mean all the damn time! bad bad nose job karen!” an X user wrote in 2025.

This is Megyn ‘Botched Nose Job’ Kelly

Use ONE or TWO words to describe her pic.twitter.com/0YI1u44ujl

— Esta (@TheOnlyEsta) February 26, 2025

Others used the supposed evidence of her rhinoplasty to criticize her take on cosmetic procedures. “Megyn Kelly has had a nose job and Botox. Lol @ her saying anything about plastic surgery,” another X user slammed. And plenty of plastic surgeons agree with the social media users. After Kelly bashed Erin Moriarty’s shocking transformation, plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Westreich called her out on it. “Here is a clear example of someone in a glass house throwing stones. … Compared to Erin’s rhinoplasty, Megyn’s rhinoplasty is pretty terrible,” he told The U.S. Sun in 2024.