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Kim Chiu reacts to her ABS-CBN Ball gown, as seen in her September 17 vlog about the charity event

MANILA — Kim Chiu is no stranger to hectic preparations for the ABS-CBN Ball, having attended the last 12 iterations of the annual gathering of Kapamilya stars.

But this year, Chiu was admittedly ill-prepared, as she had been busy with overseas shows and a personal vacation in the months leading up to the 2019 ABS-CBN Ball.

In her latest vlog released on Tuesday, the actress-host, together with her fashion stylist Adrianne Concepcion, shared that they only had three weeks to put together a look for the event.

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Having Pampanga-based designer Benj Leguiab create Chiu’s gown was a match that was “meant to be,” they said, recalling that setting the meeting, the actual meeting, the brainstorming, and the approval of the design happened within one day.

A frequent inclusion in best-dressed lists of the annual ball, Chiu told her viewers that she feels pressured over her red-carpet look, “kasi parang hindi ka puwede magkamali sa susuotin mo.”

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But any apprehension appeared to dissipate when Chiu, in her vlog, was shown the finished gown for the first time.

“Grabe! Parang wala akong masabi! Ito talaga ‘yung na-imagine namin. Oh em! Parang gusto ko nang maging si Mama Mary!” she said.

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Chiu was indeed a vision of elegance when she walked the red carpet with onscreen and real-life partner Xian Lim, who at one point carried her down a flight of stairs when had difficulty walking.