An 18-month-old barely survived a Texas fire that burned 84% of his body. Then, 16 years later, he achieved this coveted crown

At Tarkington High School in Texas, sixteen years after he was severely burned in a fire, Dylan Mills achieved a major milestone. Standing beneath the stadium lights, he received one of high school’s most prestigious honors. This moment followed a childhood battle for life after the tragic incident he endured as a toddler.

“As a baby, Dylan Mills survived a fire that left burns across 84% of his tiny body,” FOX San Antonio reporter Ryan Wolf explained in a viral post. “Sixteen years later, under the stadium lights in Cleveland, TX, those scars shimmered alongside his sequined jacket as he was crowned Homecoming King.”