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SEARCHBeauty junkie Edney Mercedes never imagined that Chrissy Teigen was paying attention to her skin care tips on Instagram and Twitter–and she certainly didn't expect Teigen to help her become a licensed esthetician.
Chrissy Teigen participating in a La Mer Instagram takeover.
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Chrissy Teigen made one beauty junkie's dreams come true yesterday by donating the remaining balance of her tuition for esthetician school so that she can become licensed in skin care.
About a month ago, Edney Mercedes (@cruzanchoklate) set up a YouCaring crowd-funding page to raise tuition funds to attend the Academy of Nail Technology & Esthetics in Charlotte, North Carolina.
"If you have followed me on social media or my business pages, you know what my goal is," Mercedes shared on the page. "I wanted to further my skin care knowledge by getting my license in esthetics. The issue is that because of my current job, the only school that I can attend does not have financial aid and the scholarships that I have looked at, you have to already be enrolled in school and/or be half way through to even be eligible so that isn't of much help to me either."
When Mercedes received an alert yesterday that her goal had been met, she thought there must be a mistake...until she saw the note accompanying the $5,605 donation from Teigen: "I've seen this be your passion for such a long time now. So excited to see you fulfill your dream!"
After absorbing the news of this generous gift, Mercedes took to Instagram to gush:
"It still feels like a dream that I'm scared to wake up from," Mercedes told MODERN. "I have been so emotional and happy for all the support I have gotten from it. Chrissy follows me on Twitter, but I never knew she ever paid attention to my Twitter or Instagram posts about my products or my skin tips. It was only after she donated that she told me that she had been watching my progress for a while. And that really meant the world to me."
Mercedes' incredible experience just goes to show what an incredible tool social media can be in building a career in beauty. When you share your passion for beauty, you never know who will notice and what opportunities will be presented.
It's safe to say that Teigen will be keeping an eye on Mercedes progress and rooting for her as she works towards becoming a licensed esthetician.
@CruzanChoklate I'm really excited for you to live out your passion ❤❤❤
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 8, 2017
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