5. Strong
Independent
Loving
Caring
Overcame the circumstances of
becoming a teen mom.
Finished high school
Gained a Cosmetology license
Currently attending college- Education
Mary J. Blige came from a single parent
home, being raised by her mother. She also
grew up in one the toughest and poorest
neighborhoods in New York. She overcame
her circumstances and alcohol addiction to
become a phenomenal singer and huge
inspiration to young girls everywhere. She
even opened a shelter for battered women.