The king of makeup transformations has outdone himself.
Self-taught makeup artist and actor Paolo Ballesteros has turned himself into Miss Spain Angela Ponce, the woman who broke the status quo as Miss Universe’s first transgender candidate.
The TV actor and host shared his amazeballs transformation yesterday over on Instagram while congratulating the newly crowned Miss Universe Catriona Gray.
Ballesteros wrote: “Congrats sister @catriona_gray! Thank you, everyone, for watching!”
In the photo, Ballesteros wears a gold gown and a Spain sash.
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congrats sister @catriona_gray! thank you everyone for watching! #AngelaOnthe
Although Ponce did not win the crown, the Miss Universe organization honored the beauty queen through a special video that made netizens emotional.
miss spain got me — pic.twitter.com/Pko6EG1Jes
— matt (@mattxnofuente) December 17, 2018
“My hope is for tomorrow to be able to live in a world of equality for everyone, simply for us all to understand that we are human and we must make all our lives easier together,” she says in the video played at the 67th Miss Universe pageant.
— ANGELA PONCE (@angelaponceof) December 17, 2018
“If I can give that to the world, I don’t need to win Miss Universe, I only need to be here.”
After the video recognition, Ponce took her final walk on stage at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. She took off her sash and raised it in the air. Needless to say, it was a walk to remember.
A walk to remember. A historic night for #MissUniverse. pic.twitter.com/wWT5TmWCRp
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) December 17, 2018
Ballesteros has gained international exposure thanks to his makeup transformation techniques. In March, he also transformed into Gray’s winning Binibining Pilipinas (Miss Philippines) 2018 look.
Ballesteros was also able to showcase his makeup skills in the 2016 film Die Beautiful. The movie is about a transgender woman whose last wish is to be showcased as a different celebrity each night of her wake.
In the film, Ballesteros gets transformed into Angelina Jolie, Lady Gaga, and Beyonce.
He told GMA News that while they did have makeup artists on the set, he did most of his makeup for the movie.
Ballesteros regularly posts celebrity makeup transformations on social media. His works have been featured in Teen Vogue, Allure, and Buzzfeed.
