Bené Media

Babson College Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs

Tiara's Hat Parade

Alison Starling | ABC7 Interviews Vanilla Beane

Power Player of the Week | Vanilla Beane

We Are Washington | Vanilla Beane

Washington’s Famed Milliner

An artist captures a ‘living legend’ of D.C. on canvas

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The North Carolina native has been crafting hats in her Manor Park shop for 40 years.

Proclamation

To celebrate, D.C. Mayor, Muriel Bowser is hosting a private tea with 10 of Beane's closest friends. She will also recognize Sept. 13 as 'Vanilla Beane Day' in DC.

There's a big birthday happening in the nation's capital this weekend. Vanilla Beane — D.C.'s famed "hat lady" — is turning 100 years old.

The National Association of Black Fashion and Accessories Designers was the first of its kind to combat nepotism among White gatekeepers

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Iconography of the Church Hat

D.C. Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday with Sisters, 97, and 93

A thing of the past?

Celebrating 3 Sisters’ Lives and Longevity

Height hatmaker still going at 90

Celebrated D.C. Milliner Marks 90th Birthday With Friends, Hats