its funny, i never thought of myself as pretty when i was little even though i actually won 3 beauty pageants from ages 5-9 and now when i look back at pics i was very pretty. and my skin was so soft and flawless... i think everyone looks better pre-puberty tbh, its all acne and weird skin problems from then on. you can look flawless as a kid without make up but after puberty everyone looks average without make up
however i look better now than i did ages 11-16