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Tessa Prieto-Valdes Quotes

b. 1963 Philippines

Maria Theresa Isabel "Tessa" Rufino Prieto-Valdes[1] (born September 1963[2]) is a Filipino interior designer, socialite, columnist, and television personality known for her flamboyant personal style in fashion and for her philanthropic work. Prieto-Valdes writes lifestyle and society columns for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and has co-founded the Red Charity Gala, an annual charity fashion gala in Manila.

Philippines
Television personality

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I think what really matters is family in the end.

For people to call me out na parang ‘bat ganyan ka?’ I’m not the one telling people: ‘bat ka ordinaryo?.

I’m a shopper, but I’m a smart shopper, so I go for high-quality products.

My passion is life. When I do something, I’m super all out there. I cannot single out anything.

I don’t have to justify what I do. I’m only answerable to God and my family

Women nowadays are the most empowered ever. We are in this generation that women don’t have to justify themselves. We can do anything we want.

I guess my outlet was to dress up and look like this [laughs] and it snowballed into being weirder and bigger.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tessa Prieto-Valdes (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.