TBeing Beautiful Is Being Me
...defining beauty from the inside out 

BEING BEAUTIFUL IS BEING ME (BBM) IS A UNIQUE 21ST CENTURY RITES OF PASSAGE PROGRAM THAT TARGETS YOUNG WOMEN 13 - 18.  BBM FOCUSES ON BUILDING CONFIDENCE, SELF ESTEEM AND CREATING A LOVING SELF IMAGE BY "DEFINNG BEAUTY FROM THE INSIDE OUT", THROUGH THE TEACHINGS OF "INNERSITE WISDOM." INNERSITE WISDOM (ISW) ARE THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF BBM AND WERE DEVELOPED BY BBM'S SENIOR WORKSHOP COORDINATOR, MS. MARY MONICA PORTER.  ISW INCORPORATES THE SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS OF THE "FOUR AGREEMENTS", THE "THREE ENDOWMENTS" AND LESSONS IN STRENGTHENING ONES LOVE FOR THEMSELVES.  WE BELIEVE WHEN WE ARE TAUGHT TO LOVE OURSELVES AND EXPRESS OURSELVES IN A KIND AND LOVING WAY, WE WILL BEGIN TO MAKE BETTER LIFE CHOICES. 

BBM ALSO TEACHES IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS FINANCIAL LITERACY, ETIQUETTE, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND MORE. 

EACH YEAR BBM HONORS OUR BEAUTIES OFFERING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS. OUR CROWNING SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED AT OUR ANNUAL BBM SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT AND ALLOWS EACH YOUNG WOMEN TO SHARE THEIR INDIVIDUAL BEAUTY, CONFIDENCE AND PRIDE IN THEMSELVES.  OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ARE AWARDED DURING OUR ANNUAL HONORS LUNCHEON FOR BEST ESSAY AND SPECIAL ACHEIVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR.

Thursday 6:00pm - 8:00pm
William "Hick" Anderson Center 
501 N. Madison Street
Wilmington DE 19801
2011 BBM workshop facility made possible by The City of Wilmington Department of Parks and Recreation in-kind donation

What Are People Saying About BBM...

Melanie Hayne 2011 Miss Delaware Essence

Jamila Mustafa 2011 Miss Delaware Teen Essence

Aaron Pennington 2010 Being Beautiful Is Being Me Essay Winner

"...is particularly pleased about the success of Blackbutterfly Enterprises,Inc. in fostering this development.”  
~City of Wilmington City Council

“this is a great program and is reflected by these wonderful girls...”
~Mrs Beatrice “Bebe” Coker

“...if you told me tomorrow there would be no pageant I would still attend these workshops because they are really teaching me things I need for life”
~2011 Miss DE Teen Essence/2011 Miss Teen Essence USA Jamilia Mustafa

“I trust that what you have learned will prepare you for the road ahead and empower you to attain your life goals.”
~Governor Jack A. Markell