By Jodi Bustos
Eagle News Service
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — “Everyone will stare so make it worth their while.”
A 15-year-old Filipina high school student will not only walk as a princess, but will outshine everyone attending the ball!
Imagine making a grand entrance looking like a beauty queen.
During the Miss Universe after-party, Miss Bulgaria Violina Ancheva posted on her Facebook account that she will be giving her Miss Universe gown as a gift to someone who really needs it.
Thousands have tried their luck by sending Ancheva a personal message through Facebook. Obviously, everyone wants to get a chance to own the special gown.
But the search is finally over!
Before she returned to Bulgaria, Miss Violina Ancheva already found the perfect successor that will inherit her Miss Universe evening gown.
That night she met with Isaay Gallano, a single mother of two to tell her that her daughter, Zyra Nicole Cifra was chosen to be the next owner of the gown. Mommy Isaay narrated how she struggled in finding a very affordable gown for her daughter.
Miss Bulgaria on the other hand, remembers her teenage years when she felt the same excitement as Cifra feels for her first high school ball.
“I know how she feels and I’m happy I gave it to you, and your daughter will have the best dress of the evening,” Ancheva said to Mommy Isaay.
She also stated that it is important to pass on the gown to allow another girl to share in her blessing.
“This is probably the most beautiful thing that I have ever done for somebody, the most touching thing,” she added.
Zyra Nicole Cifra, couldn’t contain her happiness as she opened the door of her room where the royal blue gown was waiting before her eyes. She jauntily hugged the gown and excitedly tried to fit it right away.
Photos are courtesy of Miss Bulgaria, Violina Ancheva and Isaay Gallano Facebook accounts.
With this kind act of Miss Bulgaria, she won the hearts of Filipinos everywhere.