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Time for Women makeover changes faces, lives

Mary Calvillo
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Mary Calvillo and Kathy Davis wanted brighter smiles, Karen Gore anticipated a new chapter in her life and Jeanell Hintergardt wasn't ready to succumb to her 60s.

"I've been a schoolteacher for 20 years, and I was beginning to look 60 years old," Hintergardt said. "I wanted to brighten up myself."

Paige Bowman
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Paige Bowman was simply ready for change.

"I was tired of sitting at home, wearing slouchy sweats, no make-up and a ponytail," she said.

So the five women agreed to health and beauty makeovers that became very public Tuesday as they glided down a fashion-show runway, dazzling the luncheon crowd during A Time for Women Expo in Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

Karen Gore
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"I'll be glad to step on-stage," Gore had said 30 minutes before the event. "The waiting has been nerve-racking."

Tuesday's unveiling capped a six-week process after the women were selected from 100 entries in a contest designed for the annual A Time for Women Expo, which is sponsored by The Avalanche-Journal.
"I had seen makeovers on TV shows, so I was curious what went into the process," said Gore, a 50-something nurse from Lubbock. "So everything about it surprised me." More of the story > > >