Bebe Zahara Benet
New York City, New York, United States
Music
The best kept secret in music
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Discography
The DIVAS OF DIVERSITY event includes:
- the divas sharing their journey of discrimination and acceptance.
- a powerful performance.
- time for questions and answers, hosted by a member of the campus community.
Hope's Voice provides each school with:
- DIVAS OF DIVERSITY handouts.
- the GET FEEDBACK report collected from surveys distributed at the event.
- a glossy and eye-catching electronic DIVAS OF DIVERSITY poster, available to print, to promote the event.
- the opportunity to order DIVAS OF DIVERSITY t-shirts (at discounted rate) for the programming board.
- a Carnival Cruise Lines preferred award certificate for a three-day cruise.
2011-12
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Bio
Bebe Zahara Benet, born Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa, hails from France by way of West Africas Republic of Cameroon. As a child in Cameroon, Marshall realized that the female and male roles where predefined and there was no mixing the two. His affinity towards make-up, clothes and hair were considered taboo. There was no drag culture in Cameroon.
Marshall made his way from Cameroon to the runways of France. When one of the female models failed to arrive, Marshall stepped out of his trousers and into an elegant evening gown then walked the runway impersonating a female. It was at that moment when the gorgeously-graceful, creatively-elegant, Bebe Zahara Benet was born.
Coming to the United States, Bebe was disappointed to see remnants of the same closed mindedness she faced in Cameroon. Since Bebe has arrived she has delighted audiences around the globe by bringing a strong, bold, beautiful and entertaining character that honors and respects the feminine person. BeBe was the winner of the inaugural season of RuPauls Drag Race and has gone on to release two dance hits!
BeBe has used her platform as Americas Drag Superstar to educate individuals on the pride and dignity found in the art of drag and letting her audience know that dressing up for a living does not make him less of a man. She challenges people to stand tall and find excitement in what they do.
I never use the word tolerance when it comes to talking about diversity. Tolerance is when you deal with people because you have to. We are not here to tolerate each other. We are here to accept and work with our differences and similarities. Acceptance, respect and encouragement is what diversity means to me. We must move beyond tolerance. Until we do, the hate crimes, bullying and suicides will continue.
2011-12
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