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Happy Birthday Beyonce!

Celebrating 35 years of the Queen Bey

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Brent Lewis By Brent Lewis @blewisphoto
September 6, 2016
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  • Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Formation World Tour" at the Citi Field on June 7, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City.
    Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Formation World Tour" at the Citi Field on June 7, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City.
  • R&B group Destiny's Child pose with their Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, "The Writing's on the Wall", and Best R&B song, "Say My Name", backstage at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles 21 February 2001. AFP PHOTO/Vince BUCCI (Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP/Getty Images)
    R&B group Destiny's Child pose with their Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, "The Writing's on the Wall", and Best R&B song, "Say My Name", backstage at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles 21 February 2001. AFP PHOTO/Vince BUCCI (Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Destiny's Child performs at The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards at The Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA., Feb. 21, 2001. (photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
    Destiny's Child performs at The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards at The Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA., Feb. 21, 2001. (photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
  • Beyonce Knowles during MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 - Show at Ocean Terminal Arena in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)
    Beyonce Knowles during MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 - Show at Ocean Terminal Arena in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)
  • Singer Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
    Singer Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
  • Beyonce Knowles during MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 - Show at Ocean Terminal Arena in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)
    Beyonce Knowles during MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 - Show at Ocean Terminal Arena in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)
  • Singer Beyonce Knowles and actor Terrence Howard perform onstage at the BET Awards 05 at the Kodak Theatre on June 28, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
    Singer Beyonce Knowles and actor Terrence Howard perform onstage at the BET Awards 05 at the Kodak Theatre on June 28, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  • Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" at the Barclays Center on December 22, 2013 in New York, New York. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Entertainment)
    Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" at the Barclays Center on December 22, 2013 in New York, New York. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Entertainment)
  • Beyonce Performs during The 3rd Annual BET Awards - Show at The Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Steve Grayson/WireImage for BET Entertainment)
    Beyonce Performs during The 3rd Annual BET Awards - Show at The Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Steve Grayson/WireImage for BET Entertainment)
  • Rapper Jay-Z and singer Beyonce Knowles perform onstage at the 2006 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
    Rapper Jay-Z and singer Beyonce Knowles perform onstage at the 2006 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
  • Singer Beyonce, winner Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Love on Top", poses in the press room at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
    Singer Beyonce, winner Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Love on Top", poses in the press room at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
  • Singer Beyonce Knowles poses with her Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album for "B'Day" in the press room at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
    Singer Beyonce Knowles poses with her Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album for "B'Day" in the press room at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
  • Singer Beyonce Knowles poses with her six Grammys backstage in the Pressroom at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
    Singer Beyonce Knowles poses with her six Grammys backstage in the Pressroom at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
  • Beyonce poses with her three Grammys in the press room during the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on February 8, 2015. Beyonce won for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance with "Drunk In Love," her tale of marital bliss sung with her husband Jay-Z, as well as for the more technical Best Surround Sound Album. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
    Beyonce poses with her three Grammys in the press room during the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on February 8, 2015. Beyonce won for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance with "Drunk In Love," her tale of marital bliss sung with her husband Jay-Z, as well as for the more technical Best Surround Sound Album. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Beyonce attends The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards - press room held at Staples Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
    Beyonce attends The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards - press room held at Staples Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
  • Honoree Beyonce (R) and daughter Blue Ivy Carter onstage during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
    Honoree Beyonce (R) and daughter Blue Ivy Carter onstage during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
  • Beyonce performs onstage at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
    Beyonce performs onstage at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
  • Singers Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland and Beyonce performing "Say Yes" during the 30th Annual Stellar Awards at the Orleans Arena on March 28, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Say Yes is a song by Michelle Williams, taken from her fourth studio album Journey to Freedom (2014). The song and video feature Kelly Rowland and Beyonc?. (Photo by Erik Umphery/Getty Images for Parkwood Entertainment)
    Singers Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland and Beyonce performing "Say Yes" during the 30th Annual Stellar Awards at the Orleans Arena on March 28, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Say Yes is a song by Michelle Williams, taken from her fourth studio album Journey to Freedom (2014). The song and video feature Kelly Rowland and Beyonc?. (Photo by Erik Umphery/Getty Images for Parkwood Entertainment)
  • Singer Beyonce performs onstage during the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
    Singer Beyonce performs onstage during the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
  • Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" at the Staples Center on December 3, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/PW/WireImage for Parkwood Entertainment)
    Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" at the Staples Center on December 3, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/PW/WireImage for Parkwood Entertainment)
  • Beyonce rides the Cyclone at Coney Island while filming a music video on August 29, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)
    Beyonce rides the Cyclone at Coney Island while filming a music video on August 29, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)
  • Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
    Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
  • Beyonce attends the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
    Beyonce attends the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
  • Entertainer Beyonce performs onstage during "The Formation World Tour" at the Rose Bowl on May 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage )
    Entertainer Beyonce performs onstage during "The Formation World Tour" at the Rose Bowl on May 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage )
  • Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/MTV1617/Getty Images for MTV)
    Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/MTV1617/Getty Images for MTV)
  • Beyonce performs during the Formation World Tour at Estadio Olimpico on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by 13th Witness/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images)
    Beyonce performs during the Formation World Tour at Estadio Olimpico on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by 13th Witness/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images)
  • Beyonce performs onstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
    Beyonce performs onstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
  • Beyonce Knowles arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
    Beyonce Knowles arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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