- Women around the world understand that aging can be difficult. And often, how they've
aged does not reflect who they really are. - My name is Lori Allen, I'm 61 years old. I'm from a little town
called Sanger, Texas, 50 miles north of Dallas. - Beauty if far more than skin deep. And often the desire for a makeover comes from the soul of the child within. - I was born in Oklahoma City to a father that was in the military,
in the Air Force, and a stay-at-home mom. My mother was, she was an angel. My father was a little strict. He was very hard on the first three of us. I was very afraid of my father. My daddy settled in Garland, Texas. That's where I grew up. At 13, my younger sister was born. Went to the hospital to visit her and a nurse lifted her up and said, "Here's your baby sister." And I remember at that moment, I looked at that woman and all her white, her little white hat and I
said that's what I wanted to be for the rest of my life, was a nurse. I remember how proud my mother was and I became a nurse. Me walkin' across that
stage, gettin' my diploma, I mean, I cried, she cried. It was a very special moment. Anyway, she passed away
when I was 31 years old, of liver cancer. I had very young children at the time. It was hard to raise my
children without my mom. But I did it, and I helped
raise my younger sister who was only 16 when she passed away. After my mom passed away,
I decided life's too short, I wanna be happy. I decided to get a divorce,
which was very hard. And actually, the night
that I was out celebrating that I was getting divorced
and I was gonna be happy again, I met my second husband. I think he was heaven sent from my mother, and I told him that. I said, "She wanted me to
be happy with a man forever, so she sent me you." We've been married for 30 years now. We happily raised his
kids and my children. I've been a nurse at
Children's Health in Dallas for 38 years. I love what I do. That's why I think I'm a happy person, because I love my job. I still love my job. I have 10 grandchildren
that I love dearly. I also nanny for a very special child. We work very hard. Doctors come in, they
order what they want done, and nurses, we're the ones that do it. I work in a trauma neuro ICU, and so I see the worst of the child abuse, car accidents, shootings, just any kind of trauma. It's devastating when you're, you see a child and you know that child is never
gonna be the same again. The children are coming in now with COVID. It's very hard watch a child
not be able to breathe, and that's what we see. I work for Link Foundation
and we go off to Haiti, India, Africa, Dominican, Belize. We create beautiful faces. And I work with some very
beautiful, intelligent women. And it's hard sometimes being the frumpy, older lady on the floor. I miss my 30-year old, when I was 30. You know, you miss your younger years. ♪ If you really want to know ♪ ♪ How to always look your best ♪ ♪ There are six essential elements ♪ ♪ That you must understand
to do your hair and makeup ♪ ♪ And be well dressed. ♪ ♪ They are body, head, hair, face ♪ ♪ Color and style ♪ ♪ Body, head, hair, face ♪ ♪ Color and style ♪ ♪ Body, head, hair face ♪ ♪ Colors and style ♪ ♪ That's right, it's
body, head, hair, face ♪ ♪ Colors and style ♪ ♪ First, your body ♪ (upbeat music) - If you're wearing a broach or a scarf, pull it off to one side with a broach. Takes the eye up and out,
gives you more shoulder. The length of your bows,
scarfs, and jewelry should be kept above your bust line. Long dangles do not lengthen your neck. The more you define your waist, remember, the bigger the
boobs and the bigger the butt. Pointier toe shoes are
always more flattering. - I'm very excited about the
experience, this experience, because experiences are
what life is all about. And when I leave here,
I'd like to feel striking, stunning, classy, and polished. (drum roll) (audience clapping) Hello to all the women out there in the youth of your senior years. Enjoy life. Create the best image that you can be at the age that you're at. Hello, Lori Allen, at the age of 61. (slow soft music) This is probably the
best I can look at 61. Very happy with my outside appearance. - [Man] Are you? - I've always been happy with my inside, and now I feel happy with my outside. - I like this concept, the way that elongates you. When I tried belting it, you can do that, but, see even if I alter
this it (indistinct). Now, to me it looks a
little more matronly. Do you see what I mean? It feels, it just, or short waist, well, it doesn't look as-
- It makes my hips big. - Yeah, and I think that's
better than if we had belted it. - [Lori] Okay, there it is. I can shake it-
- Yes, yes. It's the way the fabric
moves that's so important. (soft orchestral music) - All right, all right.
- Thank you, I love you. - [Man] I love you, too. - Wonderful to feel that you can be the best
you can be at your age. Made me see what I looked
like, you know, 30 years ago. I mean, I got a little tears in my eyes when I first saw my hair color. I'm like, "That's what I
looked like in my 30s." It was nice to be recreated. (soft orchestral music) My father gave me some good advice. When you're in your
50s and 60s, enjoy life because your senses dull. I'm trying to enjoy my
50s and 60s the best I can because I know in my 70s and 80s, I'm gonna slow down, there's
gonna be more aches and pains. I don't feel 61 inside. 35 was a mighty year. I got thin. Damn girl, you look good. Life was good, glamorous. I pray that every one of you that apply will get picked and enjoy
it as much as I did. I feel stunning, striking, polished. (soft orchestral music) (soft orchestral music)
