In 2004, Knowles launched the clothing line House of Deréon alongside Beyoncé, naming it after her mother Agnes Deréon. In 2002, she published a book titled Destiny's Style: Bootylicious Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Secrets From Destiny's Child in which she discussed how fashion affected Destiny's Child's success. She also styled the girls' hair, and they practiced their routines at her shop. In the early days of the group's career, she created outfits that the members wore on-stage and to events "out of necessity" because money was limited. Knowles's rise to prominence came as costume designer for Destiny's Child. The salon went on to become one of the most famous hair businesses in Houston. In 1990, she opened Headliners, a 12-seat hair salon located in Houston, Texas. Knowles then worked as a dance choreographer for UAB and later a beautician in Birmingham, Alabama. However, she returned home when her parents fell ill. She began her career at the age of 19 when she relocated to California to work as a makeup artist for Shiseido Cosmetics. She has also designed costumes for a number of films including Dreamgirls, Pink Panther, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Obsessed, and Cadillac Records. Career Īs a fashion designer, Knowles has been featured in publications such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, L’Official, InSyle, and Sports Illustrated. In addition to her grandchildren through daughters Beyoncé and Solange, she also considers herself a grandmother to Kelly's two children. Knowles has four grandchildren, including Blue Ivy Carter. In an open letter published by Time magazine in 2015, Knowles stated "I gave birth to two of you, but I have four incredible daughters" referring to Beyoncé, Solange, Kelly, and her niece Angie Beyincé. She also often refers to Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland as her daughter, whom she helped raise from the age of 11 when Rowland began living with the Knowles family. Through her marriage with Lawson, Knowles became the stepmother of his daughter, actress Bianca Lawson, and his son, Ricky.
In a 2018 interview, Lawson stated that he had "always admired her from afar and up close too." The couple got married on April 12, 2015. They initially met through her friendship with his late sister. Prior to dating, Knowles had been friends with Lawson for more than 30 years. In the summer of 2013, she started dating actor Richard Lawson. The divorce was finalized in November 2011. She stated "discord or conflict of personalities" that prevented them from "reasonable expectation of reconciliation" as the reason for the divorce.
She filed for divorce from Mathew in November 2009, dropped the matter in 2010, then refiled in August 2011. The pair share two children: Beyoncé (born 1981) and Solange (born 1986).
In 1980, she married Mathew Knowles, a Xerox salesman who would later quit his job to manage Destiny's Child. While in high school, Knowles was a part of a singing group called the Veltones, inspired by The Supremes. She is a direct descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard and French military officer Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin. Her family's roots are from Boutte, Louisiana. She is an African-American of Louisiana Creole heritage. Her father, Lumis Albert Beyincé, was a longshoreman. Her mother, Agnéz Beyincé ( née Deréon), was a seamstress. Celestine Ann Beyonce was born in Galveston, Texas, the last of seven siblings.
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