Texas Teen Invites Drake to Her Sweet 16 with Epic Billboard: ‘I Hope Drake Sees It’

Texas teenager Miya Garcia goes the extra mile to meet Drake.

On a billboard located on I-10 in the Jacinto area of ​​the Lone Star State, Miya and mom Sonia Ramirez posted an invitation to the rapper to come to Miya’s 16th birthday party in December.

“Drake, you’re invited to my Sweet Sixteen,” the flashy billboard read, according to KHOU, with a picture of Miya on the left and a photo of Drake on the opposite. The invitation — which also includes Ramirez’s TikTok and Instagram usernames — is signed “your biggest fan.”

“She wanted to invite her absolute favorite person to her Sweet 16,” Ramirez told PEOPLE on Friday, sharing that her daughter came up with the idea after hearing the rapper bought a house in the area, something he mentioned during a concert last month. days.”She asked if we could get a billboard because he lives in Houston now and might be able to see the invitation,” adds Ramirez. “She’s such a positive girl and hopefully he’ll get back to her soon.”

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Miya Garcia.

Sonia Ramirez

Drake, who has made his love for Houston clear in the past, recently said during a concert that he plans to put down roots there. “I’ll tell you something,” the rapper told Houston Public Media during a concert in Houston in September. “I’m excited to share this with another night. I had to make it official first, but I’ve been looking for a long time, trying to figure out, you know, the right place to live, where I belong outside of Toronto.

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“And finally, finally after all these years, I’ve found a place for myself in Houston, Texas, so you’ll all be seeing me a lot,” he added.

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In an interview for The Houston ChronicleMiya said she wasn’t sure at first if the billboard idea would come to fruition — but her mom did.

I was really surprised, said Miya. – I really liked it.

Miya Garcia.

Sonia Ramirez

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Ramirez posted a video on TikTok of Miya posing under the sign wearing a Drake T-shirt. “Keep shining baby girl,” Ramirez captioned the post.

While her 16th birthday will be special no matter what, it’s safe to say that if Drake ends up in attendance, it’ll be one she’ll remember forever.

“That would be the best day ever,” Miya said Chronicle. “I hope Drake sees.”

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