MACnificent Prom

On Saturday, May 12th, McDonough #35 Senior Class of 2007 in New Orleans received the makeover of the year, with the help of M.A.C Cosmetics.

M.A.C Cosmetics brought the colorful spirit of prom to a high school and community that has been hardened by the challenges and hardships from Hurricane Katrina. McDonough #35 Senior High School, founded in 1917 as the first public African-American high school in New Orleans, serves as a College Preparatory High School for the New Orleans Public School District.

M.A.C Cosmetics, the leading cosmetics company known as much for their philanthropic efforts as they are for their comprehensive and cutting-edge color collections, is giving back to the community by helping build the social and emotional spirit of this devastated community on one very memorable day: senior prom.

M.A.C Cosmetics rallied 25 of their top makeup artists from around the U.S. to head to New Orleans to provide free makeovers to all seniors attending the McDonough #35 Senior High School Prom on Saturday, May 12th.
M.A.C literally turned the gym at McDonough #35 into a beauty boudoir to help students beautify for prom with pre-booked appointments throughout the day.
Not only did students get free makeovers; they also received goodie bags of M.A.C product from its’ 2007 prom collection, Balloonacy.
McDonough #35 Senior High School is the first school to be selected in M.A.C’s new annual prom program, where every year on prom night, M.A.C will make over the student body of a high school that overcame obstacles.

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