Mirror mirror, who’s the loveliest of them all? Well, according to People magazine, it’s Beyonce Knowles. The new mom just nabbed the top spot on the coveted “People’s World’s Most Beautiful Woman 2012″ list. And what does she attribute to her enviable glow these days? Her baby daughter with rap phenom Jay-Z, Blue Ivy, of course. “I feel more beautiful than I’ve ever felt because I’ve given birth,” Beyonce says in an exclusive interview with the magazine. “I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth.” In fact, she’s so head-over-heels in love with her little girl that she even claims to “love” changing Blue’s diapers. “She’s just the cutest thing,” Beyonce gushes. “The word ‘love’ means something completely different now.” This is the ninth time Beyonce has made the magazine’s Most Beautiful People list, but her first time on the cover of the special issue.
Other stars that made the 2012 list include veterans Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman–who have made the list 13 times and 10 times respectively. Here, Beyonce is radiant with Blue Ivy in tow wearing mommy-chic Christian Dior wayfarers. –rpuccia
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It was pretty clear who the “real” star was when the R&B girl group Destiny’s Child hit the charts in the late 90s. So it was no surprise when Beyonce’s first solo album in ’06, B’Day, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. Her third solo album in ’08, I Am… Sasha Fierce, earned her six Grammy Awards, breaking the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. In fact, she is one of the most decorated Grammy artists with a total of 16 awards— 13 as a solo artist and 3 as a member of Destiny’s Child. Her successful acting career (she starred in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls and earned two Golden Globe noms) and her family’s fashion line, House of Deréon, complete the trifecta. Throw in her marriage to rap mogal Jay-Z and she tops the list of the most successful entertainers of the generation. Beyonce works chic