Life is a ball in Mexico City
Life is a ball for 180 teenage girls from Mexico City who danced the waltzat a mass 'quinceanera' party in their honour.
The girls - all from disadvantaged families - posed in donated ball gowns as the city threw a big party.
Quinceanera parties are traditionally held on a girl's 15th birthday and mark her passage into womanhood.
But girls from disadvantaged families often miss out on the tradition. The parties are held in countries across Latin America and often rival weddings in expense and fanfare.
Among the participants at the ball in Mexico City's main plaza were juvenile offenders or shelter residents.
Some of the girls were given sashes to wear, each bearing the name of an area in which young people have rights: education, recreation, and a clean environment.
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