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Millionaire Businesswoman of 2019 Yulanda Zurich, walked around the graduation ball and choose ten boys and ten girls. Then she called them on stage and said to the inquiring minds facing her, “I came here today, to donate money to this school, but three young ladies gave me a better idea.” She waited for the commotion in the crowd to die down. “One of them said, I looked like an old bag.” A gasp in the crowd held on for a second. “The other young lady said that I don’t need all the money I have.” Another gasp got the crowd's attention. “And another said. . . . . .”
A voice beside her cut in and said, “if she had your money, she would be wearing it.”
Yulanda smiled, turned to the voice and said, “so there is a fourth one.”
“Yes, mam. My mom said, ‘people will always judge you because of how you look.’”
Smiling as if she was sure she had won the 2020 Businesswoman of the year award for the tenth time, Yulanda release, “But the element of surprise wins the battle child. Because sometimes, someone is wrong.”
“But Miss Zurich,” the voice continued, “aren’t you judging us now? I mean, look at us, and look at them. We are indeed the poorer children.”
Yulanda smiled and released, “And sometimes, someone is right. Twenty of you are my winners today. When I look at you, I don’t see poverty. I see the…