For the 12th consecutive year, "Forbes" magazine has gathered the 30 most talented Bulgarians under the age of 30 in its "30 under 30" selection, BNT reported.
This year, the magazine received 150 nominations, and the expert jury of "30 under 30" carefully selected the most worthy and successful Bulgarians.
It is an incredible feeling to be only 17 years old and already on the cover of "Forbes" - this was shared by the youngest Bulgarian in the selection, Viktor Lilov. He is an Olympic gold medalist in chemistry and biology and is now a science student at Cambridge:
"It is certainly very nice. I have never been on the cover in profile like this and it is very nice to see myself. Also, the photo shoot was a very pleasant experience."
The young face of BNT Tsveta Stratieva - Flora is also one of the honorees from "Forbes". Flora says that it is an extraordinary honor to be part of the selection and it is very stimulating for a young person to continue developing:
"In the world of freelance professions, where you don't always have very accurate measurements of how well you are doing, so for me it is a huge honor and I am once again very grateful. In my image on the screen, in my YouTube videos, I suppose I'm much more energetic, a little more fun than I am in real life."
Together with Flora in the "Culture, Art and Media" category, the vlogger and director Kris Zahariev is also listed. The director shared that he is currently working on many projects, but the most exciting one is his first full-length production:
"It is a great honor for me. I never imagined that I could be on the cover, that I could be part of this ranking. When they called me from "Forbes" it was a great excitement."
Ivilina Gavazova is also on the cover of "Forbes". She is 29 years old and is the founder of the digital animation agency and admits that she still can't believe she's on the cover:
"One of the first things I put on my vision board, I still have one to this day, was the cover of "Forbes" and when it happens to you, it's really crazy."
According to "Forbes", all the honorees in the selection have achieved significant success and their stories inspire other young people to pursue their dreams.