Ava DuVernay (Ava) can add one more title to her résumé: director, writer, producer, activist, Array founder — fairy godmother
"I put it on and it fit perfectly," says Ciara Hester, who was searching for a gown to wear to the Marine Corps Ball in Myrtle Beach when she saw images of the director's dress pop up on social media.
When DuVernay, 47, attended the Oct. 5 opening of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, she was photographed wearing a custom hi-lo red gown from Toronto-based label Greta Constantine. Images of her in the dress — styled by longtime stylist Jason Bolden — ended up in the social media feed of one Ciara Hester, a 30-year-old health care worker in North Carolina, who happened to be searching for a gown to wear to the Nov. 22 Marine Corps Ball in Myrtle Beach .
Hester tells Rambling Reporter that she first saw a photo of DuVernay on Facebook where one of her friends posted red carpet shots from Perry’s A-list opening. “I saw her in this dress and I honestly wasn’t sure who she was at first,” admits Hester. "So, I looked her up and I was like, I just kind of wanted to compliment her on it. I never thought in a million years that she’d even see the tweet.
"I had been struggling with depression for six months and about three days before I tweeted at her, I finally started to feel like I could pull myself out of it. Then all of this happened,” Hester explains, who says that her husband kept suggesting other guests go up to her and ask her about her look so she could tell them the story of DuVernay. “It gave me the extra strength. Her simple act of kindness — I’ll never be able to express how grateful I am to her. I don’t have the words.
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