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50 Things You Didn't Know About Beyounce by lilbazy(m): 11:44am On Dec 13, 2014
1. Her full name is Beyoncé Giselle Carter-
Knowles.
2. She was born September 4, 1981 in Houston,
Texas.
Source: Tumblr
3. Ever wondered how she got her name? She
was named after her mother's maiden name.
4. She has Native American, African, Irish and
French heritage and is descended from Joseph
Broussard, the Acadian leader through her
mother.
5. Beyoncé's singing talent was discovered at
the age of 8 in a dance class, when her teacher
was singing a song and she finished it hitting all
the high notes.
Source: Corner of Beyonce
6. At 8 she also met her future Destiny's child
band mates Kelly Rowland and LaTavia
Robertson in an audition, they were placed
with three other girls as part of the all-girl
group Girl's Tyme
7. As a young girl, she won a school singing
competition with John Lennon's "Imagine"
8. Beyoncé suffered from depression for two
years, but kept it hidden as it was around the
time that Destiny's Child won their Grammy.
9. She is a generous person. Beyoncé joined
former Destiny's Child bandmate, Kelly
Rowland, to create the Survivor Foundation,
which provides relief to victims of natural
disasters. Also built the Knowles Temenos Place
Apartments in the greater Houston area.
Source: Wikicommons
10. She has worked with several other charities
including Chime for Change, Girl Up, Elevate
Network, International Planned Parenthood
Federation, Girls Inc. of Greater Houston, and I
Was Here.
11. Her debut album Dangerously in Love,
earned her five Grammys.
12. Her mother is a hairstylist and a costume
designer named as Tina Beyonce. Her father is
a record manager named as Mathew Knowles
13. Her mother, Tina, has been involved with
Beyoncé's career for years, beginning with
designing the wardrobe for Destiny's Child.
Source: Tumblr
14. Surprise, surprise: "Jersey Shore" is her
favorite television show.
Source: MTV
15. "A Star is Born" was her favorite movie of
all time.
16. Her ultimate style icon is British
supermodel Kate Moss.
17. She married rapper, Jay-Z, on April 4, 2008.
Source: Tumblr
18. Some of her favorite things to do include
staying home and watching TV and sitting
courtside with husband Jay-Z at Brooklyn Nets
games.
Source: Tumblr
19. In 2010, Guinness World Records named
them the Highest Earning Power Couple, after
earning $122 million that year.
20. Jay Z once rapped that he and Beyoncé had
a miscarriage before Blue Ivy and she even
talked about it in her documentary.
21. Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement earned
the Guinness World Book of Records title for
most tweets per second
22. The couple's first daughter, Blue Ivy Carter,
was born on Jan. 7, 2012.
Source: Tumblr
23. Two days later Blue became the youngest
person to land on the Billboard charts, as her
cries were recorded on the Jay-Z track "Glory."
Source: Tumblr
24. Beyoncé served as ambassador for the 2012
World Humanitarian Day.
25. Beyoncé's voice is categorized as a mezzo-
soprano
26. She established the Beyoncé Cosmetology
Center at the nonprofit Phoenix House in
Brooklyn, N.Y.
27. Sasha Fierce was Beyoncé's alter ego, and
was created in 2003 to help her get over
shyness on stage. She told Allure Magazine in
2010 that she no longer feels the need for a
stage persona.
28. Beyoncé has several side businesses. She
founded the House of Deréon clothing line with
her mother and the name comes from her
grandmother's name - Agnes Dereon. She has
also launched several fragrance lines including:
Heat and Pulse.
Source: Facebook/HouseOfDereon
29. She's also signed multi-million dollar
endorsement deals with Pepsi, American
Express, and L'Oreal.
Source: Pepsi
30. Some of her nicknames include Bey, B,
Queen B and Princess of Pop.
31. Following the success of the Spanish version
of her hit song Irreplaceable, Beyoncé decided
to release a Spanish version of her album
"B'Day," even collaborating with Shakira on her
song Beautiful Liar.
33. Her first solo tour was in 2004.
34. In September 2010 she was named The
World's Most Beautiful Woman by People
magazine.
Source: Tumblr
35. Her sister, Solange, is also a successful
singer.
Source: Tumblr
36. Beyonce released her new self-titled
"visual" album in December which created a
social media frenzy as well as impressive
instantaneous sales.
37. Beyonce Beyonce rejected traditional
promotional tactics for new album, such as
early singles and media appearances. Instead,
he tweeted "Surprise!" to millions of her
followers along with the news of the new
album and a link to the iTunes store.
38. The visual album became the year's top-
selling female debut only 27 hours after its
surprise launch, and without any pre-release
promotion.
Source: Tumblr
39. Beyonce says she sees music. "I see music.
It's more than just what I hear (...) When I'm
connected to something, I immediately see a
visual or a series of images that are tied to a
feeling or an emotion-a memory from my
childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or
my fantasies. And they're all connected to the
music."
Source: Tumblr
40. She plays the voice of Queen Tara in the
new animated film Epic.
Source: EW
41. She starred in MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera -
based on the French opera Carmen.
42. Beyonce played Foxxy Cleopatra, a 70s
bombshell, in Austin Powers in Goldmember.
Source: Tumblr
43. She became the first non-supermodel or
non-athlete to appear on the cover of Sports
Illustrated's swimsuit issue in 2007.
Source: Sports Illustrated
44. She is 5 ft 6 in tall.
45. She made Grammy history in January 2010
when she became the first female artist to win
six Grammy's in one evening.
46. Beyonce's favorite number is 4. Her mother
was born on January 4th. She was married on
April 4th. Her birthday is September 4th and
her husband's is December 4th.
47. In 2007, she became the first female artist
to be awarded the International Artist Award
at the American Music Awards.
48. She owns a condominium in Miami, and a
house in London, England
49. Beyonce's favorite makeup to wear is
mascara.
50. Her net worth is around $300 million and
Jay Z is worth $500 million.
Source: Tumblr
Re: 50 Things You Didn't Know About Beyounce by pweshex(m): 11:46am On Dec 13, 2014
Queen bey is a demigod, but to me, riri is a god. tho bey is more successful
Re: 50 Things You Didn't Know About Beyounce by nairamaverick(m): 12:01pm On Dec 13, 2014
who is she? i schooled in nigeria and we don't know her. we only know tiwa savage.
Re: 50 Things You Didn't Know About Beyounce by enoqueen: 12:53pm On Dec 13, 2014
yes. these are personally achievement not sex that Kim k is selling and she is still competing with bey.

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Re: 50 Things You Didn't Know About Beyounce by xandyE(f): 12:55pm On Dec 13, 2014
Yep, my Queenbee cool
Re: 50 Things You Didn't Know About Beyounce by Treyknowles(m): 4:03pm On Dec 13, 2014
Dats my girl
Re: 50 Things You Didn't Know About Beyounce by Nobody: 4:16pm On Dec 13, 2014
She's a queen, and I know it.





We love u Bey!
Re: 50 Things You Didn't Know About Beyounce by englishmart(m): 4:17pm On Dec 13, 2014
wow!

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