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# From the streets to the beauty seat in SM
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/from-the-streets-to-the-beauty-seat-in-sm/
- Published: 2005-03-03T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T06:11:08.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Ocean Park, #archive-import

*By KIM CALVERT Special to the Daily Press*

OCEAN PARK — It’s difficult to dress for success when you’re broke.

But thanks to two local nonprofit organizations, 15 women have been groomed to turn job interviews into job offers.

The women this week at the Pacheco Salon on Pier Avenue were treated to new hairstyles, professional make-up applications and new outfits for job hunting.

All were participants in a six-week Women’s Empowerment Series sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Junior League in conjunction with Santa Monica-based Chrysalis, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping economically disadvan-

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to the Daily Press Junior League volunteer and professional make-up artist Miko Hiramatsu applies the finishing touches to Carlotta ‘Star’ Herron. (Photo: Kim Calvert/Special)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 3, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/030305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)