Meet Elissa Ernesta, a young girl aspiring to turn her talent into a business |04 August 2025

Elissa Ernesta

Blossoming into a future entrepreneur

By Mandy Bertin

Whether they have been picked from a colourful garden or they have been hand crafted, flowers are said to bring happiness, healing and comfort. And sometimes we just want these feelings to last forever, but with fresh flowers, unfortunately they fade, while fabric blooms last.

Young Elissa Ernesta, aged 14, has found a special gift and passion – creating what she has termed as eternal or ribbon flowers. Her flowers bring joy beyond the vase.

A Grand Anse Praslin resident and a student at the Praslin secondary school, Elissa lives with her mother, grandmother and two brothers. She describes herself as a very adventurous person, who also loves doing new things, meeting new people and being creative.

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