Born:
Beyonce Giselle Knowles on September 4, 1981 in Houston, TX.
Translate This:
Thanks to Beyonce Knowles and her 2001 hit song "Bootylicious", the slang term was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary. It's being defined as "attractive, sexy, shapely."
Known For:
Lead singer in the former superstar trio of Destiny's Child with Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland.
Romantic Status:
In April 2008, Beyonce Knowles quietly tied the knot with rapper and business mogul, Jay-Z.
Fun Facts:
Beyonce and Kelly competed under the group name "Girls Tyme" on a 1992 episode of Star Search. It was a less than ominous start because the duo lost out to another group.
Fashion Maven:
Beyonce has been working hard on her highly successful "House of Dereon" fashion line with her mother, Tina.
Solo Awards:
Beyonce's first solo effort, "Dangerously in Love," which was released in 2003, won a whopping five Grammy Awards.
Quotes From Beyonce Knowles:
"We all have our imperfections. But I'm human and you know, it's important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty".
"One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative - creativity can't be judged".
"Who I am on stage is very, very different to who I am in real life. But I don't see that having a sexy image when you are on stage means that you don't love God. No one knows what I'm really like from that. No one knows my personal relationship with God and it's not up to me to prove that to anyone."
