Homecoming Queen Gives Bullied Friend Her Crown

It wasn’t the crown that stole the spotlight at a North Texas high school’s homecoming ceremony last week, but rather the friendship between three very special young women. Anahi Alvarez was named Grand Prairie High School’s Homecoming Queen on Friday, but the 17-year-old didn’t bask in the limelight for even a moment. That’s because she and her friend Naomi Martinez, who had also been nominated for the honor, had promised each other that if they won they’d give the crown to a very important person in their lives: their best friend, Lillian Skinner. According to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, Skinner — a beloved student who is known for her cheerful energy and kind spirit — had been bullied by a group of girls prior to Friday’s event. The girls reportedly played a prank on Skinner by telling her that she had been nominated for the homecoming court, though she hadn’t been. READ MORE HERE