Cassie Arauzo pregnant prefect receives top NZ award in PR

In July this year Cassie Arauzo received an award for being the top young person in her industry in New Zealand.

Heavily pregnant, she’s happy to tell you that rather than walk, she waddled up on to the stage then cried the entire way through her speech as she thanked her daughter, new husband and everyone who’d believed in her for being named PRINZ Young PR Professional Of The Year.

Being recognised for your success is emotional for anyone but for Cassie it meant even more, because the last time she’d waddled up on to a stage to receive an award was at her high school graduation.

Cassie was 18 when she got pregnant to a boy who became her boyfriend after they met at her Year 12 school ball.