One third of Destiny's Child, a movie star and now a successful solo artist with her debut album Dangerously In Love, the multi-talented Beyonce Knowles is heading for the top. With millions in album sales, hit singles, blockbuster movies, Grammys and A list endorsements in only five years Beyonce has gone from obscurity to international starlet.
But her road to glory hasn't been totally paved with gold - fame and fortune always comes at a price and Beyonce too has paid the cost to be the boss.
See the highs and lows of Beyonce life in this unauthorised biography.