"Etiquette expert Celeste Jones is hired by MTV for Show "Made" to coach teen with dream to be prom queen..." 

"Author and etiquette coach Celeste Jones of Palm Beach teaches Brittany Fontaine of West Palm Beach how to walk in heels.  Jones advised the teen to "sleep in those shoes" to prepare for next week's MTV filming."

"The season's first social skills lesson and dance, sponsored by the society and the Assembly of Palm Beach, had a Halloween theme."

"At a recent event, Jones spoke on contemporary etiquette for corporations."

"Some polite pointers on poise: Class teaches children etiquette"

"A Class on Class", "Manners 101"
"Don't think of the utensils as spoons and forks", explain the teachers. "Think of them as princes and princesses who live in a wonderful magical kingdom called the table."

One of Jones' trade-marked teaching methods includes "wanding", where kids can pick up a colorful plastic wand off the table and tap a fellow student who commits a breach of etiquette.

"Pass the bread like a true professional"

Celeste Jones, school director, said the 2000's are swinging back to traditionalism. "Many people are willing to incur the investment in etiquette because they realize it has such long lasting effects on the future of their child by improving his or hers communication skills and self-confidence, " Jones said. See videos

Celeste Jones taught a four-week etiquette class last fall and it was well received, so the center accepted Jones' offer to teach three 10-week classes: Munchkin Manners, Party Makers and Creative Decorating. Jones is the owner of the Elementary Etiquette Society of Palm Beach.

Children learn the value of reading from Celeste Jones during festivities commemorating literacy month at the Delray Mall. Jones, of Delray Beach, read books and taught the youngsters how to make book covers. Children learned library skills and etiquette during the event.

"Jones didn't inherit a family etiquette business. Rather, the business sprouted out of what she saw as a social need."
"This began about five years ago. I was asked to rewrite (a modeling) school's curriculum and I saw a need to include etiquette. I thought it was a lost art. After I rewrote the curriculum, I started getting phone calls from parents asking for instruction in charm and poise. Before I knew it, I was instructing pageant contestants, models, and people who just wanted to improve their image," said Jones.

"If you interact with people in a positive manner, people will receive you better, you'll be more readily accepted, you'll have more friends and be more popular," said Celeste Jones.
The class was held at La Vieille Maison, arguably one of the finest, fanciest French restaurants in the state.

La Vieille Maison, five star restaurant quarterly review, Boca Raton, Florida
"...With children, [Jones says that] the idea is to create positive habits now so that you don't have to break bad habits later. With most parents working these days, good manners are all too often omitted from daily routines."