Balot Vendor Became Freelance Model After being discovered!
Dimple Ortega was a balot vendor in Villarosa, Laguna. She started when she was 16-years-old, when her family had no money and no resources.
She shared in Wowowin how their family sells balut,penoy, chicharon saying: "Wala po kasi kaming pagkakakitaan kaya naisip po ng magulang ko na magtinda na lang po ng balut para makaahon sa hirap."
Her mother, though not wanting her daughter to sell balut, was left with no choice. She shared how Dimples would sometimes cry as she bullied for selling balut. "Minsan nga umiyak [si Dimple] sa akin kasi tinutukso ng mga kaklase niya. Minsan tinatawag sa kanya 'Balut, balut' Yun ang tawag sa kanya. Code name niya na yung balut sa amin. Sabi ko wag kang umiyak, kasi ang pagtitinda ng balut ay isang marangal na trabago. At ipagmalaki mo yun kasi nakakatulong ka sa magulang mo." Dimple's mother stated.
But now, Dimple is starting her modelling career as a freelance model. Despite not winning the contest in Wowowin, many netizens are urging the GMA network to get her as a talent.
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