Karoline Leavitt at the podium during a White House Press Briefing (2025)© Joey Sussman/Shutterstock

It’s no secret that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has undergone quite the transformation. Though she’s still in her 20s, Leavitt has seemingly slipped into her role within President Donald Trump’s second administration with a determination to be taken seriously. Although this has often manifested in Leavitt dressing older than she really is, it’s also come with a fair share of allegations of plastic surgery for Leavitt. While the press secretary has neither confirmed nor denied any adjustments to her face, throwback photos of Leavitt often render her currently unrecognizable.

Leavitt is hard to recognize in old college photos, with many of them being a startling jump scare. Such is the case for an old Instagram snap of her from 2017. In a tender tribute to a passed-away pet, Leavitt is seen with longer hair, thinner lips, and eyebrows that don’t threaten to take over her face. While the face does shift as we age, Leavitt’s nose and cheeks appear to be different shapes in 2017 than they are in 2025. Now that putting her face on screen almost every day is part of her job description, it’s hard to begrudge her any routine maintenance she feels she needs, but it is odd to see such a drastic transformation in someone so young.

Karoline Leavitt Has Struggled With Her Personal Sense Of Fashion As Press Secretary

Split image of Karoline Leavitt from 2025 and Karoline Leavitt from 2017© Joshua Sukoff/Shutterstock/Instagram/@karolineleavitt

While transitioning from sun-kissed college girl to the youngest ever White House press secretary is sure to come with its own pitfalls, Karoline Leavitt’s biggest hurdle appears to be finding a sense of self in her style. There are, of course, several times Leavitt has embarrassed herself during press briefings, but these, coupled with Leavitt’s penchant for outdated outfits, are a double whammy. What’s also hard to swallow is that while Leavitt continues to try to dress like an old school teacher, her face keeps appearing to add filler and adjust features.

Many photos of Leavitt are not helping her beat the lip filler allegations, and by the looks of older photos of hers, she’s possibly had a bit more work than just that done. It’s jarring to see someone with such a potentially worked-on face dress like a post-war grandma. This makes Leavitt’s overall aura confusing. Perhaps she should stop taking fashion advice from her significantly older husband and find someone her own age to help fill out her closet. Maybe tapping back into her youthful charisma with a shopping spree will help her find her own sense of style — or at least help her step away from adding more (alleged) filler to her face.