Kansas City Makeup Artist Glams Chiefs' WAGs for Super Bowl

In January 2025, a 30-year-old Kansas City makeup artist was glued to his TV as the Chiefs took on the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game. When the Chiefs won, he immediately booked a flight to New Orleans for the Super Bowl, despite the fact that there were no hotel rooms left in the city just two weeks out from the big game.

The makeup artist arrived in New Orleans the day before the Super Bowl, catching a few hours of sleep in the airport before heading to the Chiefs' hotel the next morning. There, he joined a team of 10 other makeup artists and 10 hair stylists in a cramped 700-square-foot room, working tirelessly to glam up the Chiefs' wives and girlfriends (WAGs) for the 24 hours of events, interviews, and the game itself.

The chaos of the scene was intense, with the makeup artists working quickly to ensure the WAGs' looks would last through the humidity and long day. After hours of work, the exhausted makeup artist had to rush back to the airport to catch his flight home, missing most of the game as the Chiefs suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Eagles.