BP Markowitz; Tina Knowles; Beyonce; Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Karen Carptenter-Palumbo, commissioner, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Photo

From: Photo Flash: Beyonce Opens Cosmetology Center at Phoenix House

Phoenix House, the nation's leading non-profit provider of substance abuse and prevention services, today announces the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at the Phoenix House Career Academy. A residential treatment program with a fully equipped vocational training center on site, the Career Academy, located in Brooklyn, NY, guides students as they work toward their professional and personal goals. Adding a new track to the Career Academy's vocational programs, the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center will offer a seven-month cosmetology training course for adult men and women. As Beyoncé is a spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris, the company is generously providing all makeup, skin care, and hair care products.