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Baddest Chick in the Game - People magazine named Beyoncé the World’s Most Beautiful Woman. Beyoncé beat out other entertainers (and real royalty!) that appear on the Top 10 list, including Charlize Theron, Lily Collins, Michelle Williams, Miranda Lambert and Kate Middleton. (Photo: Courtesy People Magazine)

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Queen B - The singer posed for the special double issue of People magazine in an elaborate frilly white Marchesa gown and a turquoise Lorraine Schwartz necklace.  (Photo: Courtesy People Magazine)

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Taking Back the Crown - It isn’t the first time that Beyoncé has made the list, which first began in 1990 with Michelle Pfeiffer leading the pack, but Janet Mock, a writer for the magazine, noted on her Twitter page that it is the first time in 9 years that a Black Woman has taken the highest honor. (Photo: Courtesy iam.beyonce.com)

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The Secret - How does Bey do it? While makeup, designer clothes and a trainer might help, she attributes her current glow to a little something else: Baby Blue! "I feel more beautiful than I've ever felt because I've given birth,” the 16-time Grammy winner told the magazine. (Photo: Courtesy iam.beyonce.com)

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Baby Love - The songstress wife of Jay-Z elaborated on their bundle of joy, born January 7, "I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a sense of purpose on this earth. "The best thing about having a daughter is having a true legacy. The word 'love' means something completely different now." Apparently! Bey disclosed she “loves” changing diapers! (Photo: Courtesy iam.beyonce.com)

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The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Beyoncé continued to gush about her little princess and said, "She's just the cutest thing," adding that she makes up songs to sing just to Blue Ivy. When asked which of her parents the baby resembles more, Bey responded, "She looks like Blue. She's her own person." (Photo: helloblueivycarter.tumblr.com)

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Beautiful Inside and Out - “It’s really about who you are,” she explains of beauty, saying her best moments are “When I feel loved, when I feel secure, when I feel confident.” (Photo: Courtesy iam.beyonce.com)

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Change Clothes - Although Beyoncé’s name is practically synonymous with glitzy glamour — the minis over the killer curves, the hair, the stilettos — she says these days the world’s beauty feels just as pretty toned down and she says her man loves the “new style,” too. "I never thought there would be a day when I wouldn't wear heels,” she said. "Now that I have a child, I walk around holding her all day; I'm buying loafers and oxfords. I love them, because they're comfortable and shorter heels too. [Jay-Z] loves it when I wear flat shoes, which is surprising — he never saw me in flats before! He likes me more natural — just the relaxed, natural me." (Photo: Courtesy iam.beyonce.com)

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Beauty is a Business - Bey’s charming looks have snagged her a steady stream of big endorsements. She has worked with L'Oréal since the age of 18, helped launch Tommy Hilfiger’s fragrance True Star (before going on to create three fragrances of her own) and has fronted several Emporio Armani campaigns. (Photo: Courtesy iam.beyonce.com)

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Ready for Her Close-Up - Beyoncé has topped other magazine’s beauty lists: In February 2011, LA Times placed Knowles at number 25 on its list of the "50 Most Beautiful Women in Film," Men’s Health magazine named her one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time," ranking her at number 33, in 2007 she made the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine’s highly touted “Swimsuit Edition” and she’s appeared on dozens of magazine covers, including Essence, Vogue, Glamour and Allure. (Photo: Courtesy iam.beyonce.com)