Meet the class valedictorian of L’Oreal’s Beauty for a Better Life

Myra D. Vinson topped this year’s batch of the Beauty for a Better Life (BFBL) Program of L’Oreal Philippines. Her batch in Barangay Western Bicutan is one of three batches that graduated in August 2019 from the program. Vinson, a mother of four, who used to skip class just to be with her friends in high school, didn’t expect that she would emerge on top of her class which comprised the second batch of trainees from Barangay Western in Bicutan, Taguig City.

In photo during the graduation rites are: (from left) Carmel Valencia, L’Oreal Philippines Corporate Communication Manager; Geirien Mae Hipolito, BFBL Trainer; Myra D. Vinson, BFBL valedictorian; Emelyne Pulido, BFBL Trainer; Perlita Carmen, Chairperson of Brgy. Western, Bicutan, Taguig; and Alecks Secretario, Senior Program Officer of PBSP Luzon Regional Center.

Launched in April 2017, BFBL L’Oreal’s livelihood program is being implemented in partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress for a 300-hour training program in hairdressing services. BFBL aims to ignite long-term social impact in its beneficiaries who are mostly women in vulnerable social or economic situations. It is one of the Foundation’s key programs to help women (and in some cases, men) regain a renewed sense of dignity and allow them better chances for livelihood opportunities. In photo during the graduation rites are: (from left) Carmel Valencia, L’Oreal Philippines Corporate Communication Manager; Geirien Mae Hipolito, BFBL Trainer; Myra D. Vinson, BFBL valedictorian; Emelyne Pulido, BFBL Trainer; Perlita Carmen, Chairperson of Brgy. Western, Bicutan, Taguig; and Alecks Secretario, Senior Program Officer of PBSP Luzon Regional Center.