- The Company commemorates its 50th anniversary with a global makeover contest, donating nearly $500,000 in grants to more than 150 charities worldwide.
- The Company earns the Guinness World Records title for “Largest Makeup Painting.” Measuring 76 feet long by 8 feet high (23.2 m by 2.4 m), the painting is created entirely out of Mary Kay makeup products and hangs in the global headquarters today created by artists from Dallas-based Eyecon Studios, along with art students from The University of North Texas, who spent more than 1,000 hours over two and a half weeks painting the finished piece.