Human Barbie Dolls Grace the Stage for League Event

Each year a day is set aside for girls involved with the Palm Springs chapter of National Charity League to do something fun as a group. This year, a committee of 12 girls decided to honor the league's seniors by hosting a “Project Runway” — Senior Edition.

The girls were split up into nine teams with a senior in each group. Each team had 10 minutes at five separate stations to “dress up” their senior.



Items such as candy necklaces and bracelets, extravagant fake eyelashes, press-on nails and other products were at each station. The girls had to fashion a dress for the senior in their group but it had to be made of toilet paper. They also had to create a one-of-a-kind tiara to finish the event.

“Today is all about coming together for something fun and bonding,” said Susan Nelson, league vice president. “This whole event was completely the girls' idea. They wanted to do something for the seniors.”

Each senior and her team were judged in a variety of categories such as Craziest, Most Unique, Most Scandalous, Most Traditional, Best Team Effort and Drag-Queen Look-a-Like. Starbucks cards, Golden Spoon Yogurt gift cards, bracelets and other prizes donated by the girls' mothers were given to the winners.

“Doing stuff like this helps us to get to know the freshmen and other girls,” senior Zoe Smith said. “It is a fun way to come together for Ticktocker Day. Basically, we are human Barbie Dolls.”

Many of the girls said that they would like to participate in the event again next year, according to Nelson.

“We have about 32 girls here today, the best turnout we have had in a while,” Nelson said. “Last year we decorated gingerbread houses but the girls seem like they are having so much more fun at this event. This is something that I think we will do again.”

Ruby Keys, 17, of Palm Springs, wears long fake eyelashes, a candy ring and other accessories picked by teammates during the Palm Springs Chapter of the National Charity League's Ticktocker Day on Sunday at Katherine Finchy Elementary School in in Palm Springs.

Savana Cummings, 14, of Palm Springs, (right) wraps toilet paper around senior Jenna Zschaechner, 17, also of Palm Springs, during Ticktocker Day on Sunday.

Vanessa Wilcox, 17, of Palm Springs, sits as her makeup is done during Ticktocker Day on Sunday. About 30 young women in the chapter were put into teams and given a senior to dress up. Teams capped off their makeovers by making dresses for each senior out of toilet paper.

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