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See Bianca Balti soar at Italy's Sanremo Festival: 'I was born with wings'

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2-year-old who fought rare ovarian cancer is now cancer-free
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ByJacqueline Laurean Yates
Video byZoe Moore
February 18, 2025, 7:04 PM

Bianca Balti continues to captivate audiences by showing off her timeless beauty, resilience, and aura.

The Italian model made a glowing appearance earlier this week at Italy's 75th Sanremo Music Festival 2025 with a bald head — just a few months after revealing her ovarian cancer diagnosis last September.

She was seen wearing several different designer dresses while joyfully co-hosting the prestigious annual affair.

Bianca Balti attends the 75th Sanremo Music Festival 2025 at Teatro Ariston on Feb. 12, 2025 in Sanremo, Italy.
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Last year, Balti lost her hair after choosing to undergo a preventive mastectomy, and one of the dresses she wore designed by Roberto Cavalli included a midsection cutout that revealed her stomach and post-surgery scars.

"I want to show the world the power of the look I have now," she said at a press conference regarding her appearance according to Vogue. "I've unlocked the potential of a new me, and I feel like I'm worth it again."

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Balti also shared sentiments on Instagram revolving her appearance at this year's festival saying, "I was born with wings," Balti said in an Instagram post alongside a photo of herself smilingwith her arms sprawled out while draped with an extravagant fur shawl.

"To fly, however, I learned through epic falls and a stubbornness that never let me give up," the caption continued. "I usually fly around in everyday life, but I owe Carlo the great opportunity to show my wings to all of Italy."

The model closed her sentiments with, "Because, as a note on my desk says, in life you have to share your strength - not advice. And every time I didn't have the strength, I borrowed it from others."

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