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Ballet Beautiful founder Mary Helen Bowers shares tips from her new book, "Ballet For Life" on how to plan the perfect dinner party. Her idea of happy, healthy fun? An elegant dinner party with some ...

Mary Helen Bowers is the first African American tax assessor-collector in Midland County. Bowers has been in the county for 26 years, working her way up the ranks as clerk, motor vehicle supervisor, ...

In 2009, the artist and activist was introduced through a friend to Mary Helen Bowers, a former New York City Ballet dancer who was working around the clock to train Natalie Portman to be a ...

In this how-to video, Ballet Beautiful’s Mary Helen Bowers (who trained Natalie Portman for “Black Swan”) shares her chic-and-glowy makeup routine for everyday. Locker Room Look Book is Well+Good’s ...

MIDLAND, Texas — These days, it’s hard to keep up with Mary Helen Bowers; her schedule rarely slows down. “If I’m not at work, I’m at a meeting. If I’m not at a meeting, I’m at an organizational ...

Memorial services for Mary Helen Bowers, 89, of Akron will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, DeC. 3, 2011, at the First United Methodist Church of Akron, 263 East Mill St., Akron. Mary Helen was born Sept. 11, ...

Mary Helen Bowers, left, and Paul Dans, second from right, arrive on the red carpet for the 27th Annual Mark Twain Prize for ...