LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Cassandra Barcelo, Las Vegas’s Exceptional Lady of 2024, recounted her experiences after being awarded the title in April.
Barcelo, who was acknowledged for her service in serving to individuals with particular wants in southern Nevada, detailed her journey to Hollywood and assembly greater than 100 different honorees from throughout the nation.
“I ran into another Remarkable Woman at the airport,” stated Barcelo. “We actually ran up and hugged each other, and we had never met before.”
The 2 outstanding girls met on-line in a Fb group and nonetheless community and attain out to one another. They had been one in every of roughly 111 girls chosen to get the VIP remedy. They had been shocked with a studio tour and even had been a part of the studio viewers at The Jennifer Hudson Present.
“Surprise after surprise, celebrity guests and speakers,” stated Barcelo. “At the end of dinner, they announced the final winner.”
Cassandra Barcelo receives her Hollywood Stroll of Fame star, made by the identical individuals who make the actual ones in California. (KLAS)
Every finalist obtained a present made by the identical one that created the celebs that make up Hollywood’s Stroll of Fame.
“I have that in my office now; I’m super proud of it.,” she stated. “It’s remarkable.”
Barcelo stated she encourages individuals to appoint somebody who makes a distinction within the lives of others to grow to be the 2025 Exceptional Lady of Las Vegas.
“The trip and experience and comradery is something I will never forget,” she stated.
Anybody who desires to appoint a outstanding lady can comply with this hyperlink to entry the shape. Submissions finish on Dec. 20.
