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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Six years ago, in 2018, . As a founding member of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Twisted Team, she earned awards at the World Balloon Convention in San Diego for a B次元官网网址淪orcererB次元官网网址檚 SerenadeB次元官网网址� display, featuring likenesses of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. The fashion-focused Surreyite made MinnieB次元官网网址檚 dress and MickeyB次元官网网址檚 robe.
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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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