Bloemfontein, 10 October 2012 – The matric dance has become a defining moment in the life of young ladies. It has become mandatory to have the best dress, the best date and the best of everything.

Margerite Schoeman’s dream came true when she won the most talked about matric dance dress competition on the Breakfast Club on OFM with her daring idea for a matric dance dress.

Margerite tells us that in the week before The Breakfast Club on OFM launched their ‘most talked about’ matric farewell dress competition, she and her friends already talked about way-out ideas for matric dresses. “Wouldn’t it be cool,” Margerite said to a friend, “if you could wear a dress made from newspapers.” One morning, running late for school, she heard about the competition and SMS’ed her idea to OFM. This turned out to be the winning entry.

This young lady from Eunice High School in Bloemfontein will leave tongues wagging when she arrives for her matric dance this Friday in a newspaper inspired gown made especially for her by renowned Bloemfontein based designer, Casper, who decided to take the stories from Margerite’s matric year, with all its ups and downs, to put together a mock paper that would be printed on a quality fabric and then turned into a great gown.

According to Tim Thabethe, presenter of the Breakfast Club on OFM, “the matric dance is a special occasion for young ladies. We wanted to take this opportunity to make it memorable and to give a lucky listener a nostalgic experience”.