She's like a new woman! Grandmother, 65, breaks down after undergoing an ambush makeover that transformed her plain appearance so much her own DAUGHTER didn't recognize her
- Lisa Wilson, from Oxford, Mississippi, gave stylists on Today completely free reign, instructing them to 'make me gorgeous'
- The retired school teacher, who has three children and four grandchildren, appeared on the NBC show wearing clothes and minimal make-up
- When she emerged from the make-over she looked stylish and elegant in a fitted black suit with a glamorous side-parted hairstyle
- Her daughter Kelly looked visibly shocked by her mother's new look, saying: 'Oh my God...I didn't recognize her, she looks amazing'
A 65-year-old grandmother was left unrecognizable - even to her own daughter - after undergoing a dramatic television make-over.
Lisa Wilson, from Oxford, Mississippi, gave stylists on Today a completely free reign when she appeared on the NBC show's Ambush Makeovers, simply saying: 'Just make me gorgeous.'
When the retired school teacher, who has three children and four grandchildren, returned, she was so transformed that her daughter Kelly did not recognize her.
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Unrecognizable: Lisa Wilson, 65, was moved to tears by her Ambush Makeovers experience on NBC's Today that transformed her from casual, pictured left, to glamorous, pictured right
Transformed: Her daughter Kelly said that Lisa, pictured left before and right after, from Oxford, Mississippi, looked so glamorous that she did not recognize her
'Bucket list': Kelly said appearing on the show was the 'ultimate gift' for her mother, pictured after seeing her new look for the first time
Kelly said appearing on the show was the 'ultimate gift' for her mother and that it was something she had long wanted to do.
'She's 65 and she loves the Today show and this has been on her bucket list for years,' she said.
Lisa, who was overjoyed to be picked, said: 'Oh just whatever you want to do. Just make me gorgeous. I'm ready.'
Before she went in for styling she looked casual in an over-sized sweater and T-shirt with minimal make-up.
Dream: Kelly, pictured as she saw her mother's new look for the first time, said it was something that the retired school teacher had long wanted to do
Ready: After seeing her reflection, Lisa said: 'Oh my God. Wow. Here I come'
Beaming: She emerged from the make-over looking stylish and elegant in a fitted black suit with a glamorous side-parted hairstyle
When she returned she looked glamorous in a fitted black suit, a leopard-print scarf and her hair elegantly side-parted.
Kelly was visibly shocked by her mother's dramatic make-over and said: 'Oh my God.'
'I didn't recognize her, she looks amazing,' she added.
Lisa was overcome with emotion when she looked in the mirror for the first time. She started welling up as she said: 'Oh my God. Wow. Here I come.'
Results: Hairdresser Louis Licari said Lisa looked 'gorgeous' and that her new look demonstrated the 'great art of a good hair cut'
Sustainable: Louis, pictured second from far right, added that it is a look that she can 'easily' maintain herself
'Oh my God!' Lisa reacted with joy and emotion as she saw her new look for the first time
Hairdresser Louis Licari said she looked 'gorgeous' and that her new look demonstrated the 'great art of a good hair cut'.
He said: 'You see just how soft and flattering it is and it's just a matter of placement and a slight trim and a little bit of layering around the face...
'If you look at her "before" and her "after", I just turned the color a little smoother, it looks even a little bit more natural, slightly darker at the top, lighter on the bottom.'
He added that it is a look that she can 'easily' maintain herself.
Author Jill Martin, who styled Lisa's clothes, said: 'I love a black suit, I love a white suit, with just a pop of color underneath, just chic and simple looking.
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