Champion balloon artist Kristal Yee has returned home to Surrey with awards from a big convention in Chicago.
She was Top Twister in two categories (Agility, Artistic) at the at the start of March, and placed in six different competitions at the balloon convention, which drew 223 delegates from around the world.
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Since 2011 Yee has attended the Twist & Shout convention, where competition categories include balloon dress and costumes, stage performance and timed/agility showdowns.
A Fleetwood-area resident, Yee runs a face-painting and balloon-art business on , and posts her creations on .
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to watch video of Yee in 2018.
Years earlier, after graduating from Enver Creek Secondary, Yee was an aspiring actor and part-time swim coach.
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Yee quickly realized she could use more than one balloon to create something pretty magical.
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