Beyonce: The woman, the myth, the legend, the queen.
Instead, the iconic diva only continues to one-up herself with show-stopping performance after show-stopping performance.
And we are here for every single second of it.
And boy, has that once-tiny girl evolved into oneseriouslyincredible woman.
Read on the witness the stunning transformation of Beyonce.
“I didn’t grow up poor.
Her father was a sales exec at Xerox, and her mother was the successful owner of a salon.
That sounds pretty idyllic.
“I just was determined; this is what I wanted to do so bad.”
Well, all that hard work paid off, Bey, because look at where you are now!
Can you just imagine Beyonce as a little girl in a tutu?
Such a cute visual.
“When she got onstage she was just a different kid,” she recalled in the interview.
“She was so confident and she looked so happy, and we were like, ‘Who isthat?’
After that, there was no stopping her she was obsessed.”
Thus, the stars began to align, and Beyonce started her inevitable ascent into super-stardom.
For Bey, this was a dream realized.
“There’s no way in the world I would have ever imagined losing as a possibility.”
That sounds like our girl!
It’s sad, but all too true.
However, in retrospect, Bey looks at this experience as a very valuable life lesson.
“It was the best message for me,” she added.
Way to find the silver lining.
Two parents, two priorities
Despite losing onStar Search, Beyonce didn’t give up.
She also practiced dance routines, and started wearing costumes her mother made for her.
“My mother is the balance,” she revealed an interview inVanity Fair.
Good for you, Tina!
That couldn’t have been easy.
“My father was more focused,” she continued.
Sounds like hereallybelieved in her and would stop at nothing to see her flourish.
And boy did theydominatethe airwaves!
They even picked up two Grammy Awards in 2000 and 2001, as well as nine Grammy nominations.
They were on fire!
After a hiatus, Destiny’s Child regrouped in 2004 and recorded their final album,Destiny Fulfilled.
But they leave behind a rich musical legacy and remain friends to this day.
Becoming Beyonce
During Destiny’s Child’s hiatus, Beyonce began to focus on her solo career.
The romance is real, y’all!
If you were lucky enough to get an invite, the wedding was reportedly a special one.
“It was a very emotional wedding lots of crying and really very spiritual,” a source toldPeople.
For the most part, things were pretty quiet.
“He is my father for life and I love my dad dearly.
I am grateful for everything he has taught me.”
Beyonce also acknowledged the impact that Matthew and Tina had on her as a person.
“They were hard-working entrepreneurs and I will continue to follow in their footsteps.”
Way to spread your wings, Bey!
But any anxieties she had about motherhood dissipated when she went into labor and checked into the hospital.
“Everything that scared me just was not present in that room.
What a wonderful way to bring a baby into the world.
“We were talking,” she continued.
“I know it sounds crazy, but I felt a communication.”
Motherhood is indeed a powerful thing.
Try not to cry while you watch it, fam.
Jay-Z’s album4:44, which was released in 2017, was also a meditation on their marriage.
Jay-Z even toldThe New York Timesthat the two albums were made in joint recording sessions.
On top of everything else, Beyonce affirmed her commitment to feminism in a 2016 interview withEllemagazine.
Our girl was putting everything out front, and holding nothing back anymore.
If you needed proof of that, there are entire Instagram accounts devoted to cataloging literally everything she wears.
That’s just how good at fashion Queen Bey has become.
In addition to her style, the way she wears her hair is also iconic.
Bey made waves (literally) with her hyper-intentional natural look inVogue’s September 2018 issue.
Sources revealed toHuffPostthat Anna Wintour gave Queen Bey unprecedented creative control.
We can’t wait to see what look she’ll popularize next!
Does she even have any bad angles?
“I was swollen from toxemia and had been on bed rest for over a month.”
Additionally,the twinswere delivered via an emergency C-section, and the Carters spent weeks in the NICU.
What an intense and harrowing experience!
“I was patient with myself and enjoyed my fuller curves,” she continued.
“My kids and husband did, too.”
We areherefor this kind of body positivity!
And if you weren’t, you likely learned about it from the Netflix documentaryHomecoming.
If you haven’t watched it yet, what are you even doing with your life?
“I swear I felt pure joy shining down on us,” she revealed in an interview withVogue.
But they understood the feeling it gave them.”
And that feeling wasgood.
Indeed Beyonce made history at Coachella 2018, being the first Black woman headliner.
Talk about an intense trip!
First, you are treated toa very pregnant Beyonceon vacation, looking fabulous and reading to Blue Ivy.
After that, you’re able to see a post-birth Beyonce cradling the very newborn Rumi and Sir.
Obviously the crowd wasfeelingthese moments!
According toForbesmagazine, Bey clocked in at No.
51 on the 2019 list of America’s Self-Made Women.
She secured the No.
55 position in 2020, with a net worth of $420 million.
In June 2019, an article inForbesmagazine reported that Jay-Z was officially worth over $1 billion yesbillion.
And according toa 2021 article, he’s now worth $1.4 billion.
Even Warren Buffett is impressed with Jay-Z’s abilities to increase his net worth.
Nice work, Jay!
“I was trimming my baby’s hair today and I am mocking Neal!
Getting on her nerves!
Being really annoying,” she wrote in the caption.
YES YES ALL NATURAL.”
much to her daughter’s chagrin.
“Mama that’s really annoying…
I mean very annoying,” Beyonce responded.
And in true mom form, Mama Knowles just laughed it off, and proceeded to do it again.
We’re all reveling in it too, Tina!
Fortunately, however, Beyonce has only gotten stronger because of those difficult experiences.
That’s the very definition of strength.
“I now feel so much more beautiful, so much sexier, so much more interesting.
And so much more powerful.”
The world is yours, Bey!
It became a ritual for us and an opportunity to handle this crazy year together."
In fact, she made it a point to be extremely generous with her wallet for several causes.
“It’s been a year of service for me,” she added.
Of course, everyone lost it.
