HOT MAMA! BEYONCÉ Named World's Most Beautiful Woman, Reveals Blue Ivy Gives Her PURPOSE & Makes Her Feel BEAUTIFUL

Apr 25 | by Natasha

People magazine just released their annual World's Most Beautiful issue. And new mom Beyonce Knowles has been crowned the Most Beautiful Woman In The World. The "Countdown" singer and superstar dishes on why mommyhood makes her feel more beautiful than ever, and even addresses a few of those foolish rumors...

The 16-time Grammy Award winner is showing no signs of slowing down. She's quickly getting back to her pre-baby weight (even though "curvy Bey" is just as fabulous) and planning her big return with rumors of another world tour, her big A Star Is Born remake, and rumors of another album. And she's looking happier than ever these days taking her baby girl Blue Ivy to & from work.

It's her ninth time making the list, but Beyonce told the mag in her first official post-baby interview that there's no bigger accomplishment than her baby girl:

"I feel more beautiful than I’ve ever felt because I’ve given birth. I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth."

And just how cute is that little 3-and-a-half month old to her mama and proud papa Jay-Z?

Bey gushed, "She's just the cutest thing. She looks like Blue. She's her own person."

She also told the mag she croons one-of-a-kind tunes to her daughter and professes to "love" changing diapers.

"The best thing about having a daughter is having a true legacy," she adds. "The word 'love' means something completely different now."

Sweet!

Get Beyonce's entire exclusive interview with PEOPLE, in which she shares her beauty secrets, reveals how she lost the baby weight and sets the record straight, on all the rumors, on newsstands Friday, April 27.

And she's indeed bearing the children & getting back to business. The 30-year-old workaholic is prepping for her big return to the stage for 3 nights this Memorial Day Weekend at Revel Resort in Atlantic City.

*UPDATE* Beyonce posted on her Tumblr about her new honor saying, "I am humbled and thankful - B". And also posted this behind the scenes video of her People shoot:

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Congrats to Beyonce. People

Congrats to Beyonce. People fail to realize that being beautiful is much more than having a pretty face. It's about the person on the outside an inside.

by Bermy
10:49 am - Apr 25, '12

Go bey ....it's about damn

Go bey ....it's about damn time

by Ceado
10:48 am - Apr 25, '12

Maybe white people are just

Maybe white people are just tired of her and her average ass, like most of us.

by because I can
10:46 am - Apr 25, '12

I wonder how much she paid

I wonder how much she paid for this title. Liars are not beautiful people.

by Anonymous
10:44 am - Apr 25, '12

Great choice! Didn't know

Great choice! Didn't know she was the first black woman to make the cover...thought it was Halle Berry. If not, I know she has made Rhenish several times. Toni Braxton has also made the list before but not cover.

by Anonymous
10:43 am - Apr 25, '12

You're right! Halle Berry was

You're right! Halle Berry was the 1st black woman to cover People and she was also named the most beautiful woman in 2003

by Anonymous
11:17 am - Apr 25, '12

Halle was the first in 2003.

Halle was the first in 2003. She is the second. That's a shame that in all of those years only two black women have graced the cover as the most beautiful in the world.

by TL
10:55 am - Apr 25, '12

love beyonce go girl

by jamaican
10:43 am - Apr 25, '12

Congrats Bey! You look

Congrats Bey! You look lovely, well deserved.

by Anonymous
10:40 am - Apr 25, '12

BIG UPS TO ALL HER

BIG UPS TO ALL HER HATERS!!!!!!!!!!!

by LOL@U
10:40 am - Apr 25, '12

YAY GO BEYONCE!!!!!!!

by Anonymous
10:37 am - Apr 25, '12

The People Magazine bloggers

The People Magazine bloggers are tearing Beyonce apart. Stand up for her people. They're just haters.

by Anonymous
10:33 am - Apr 25, '12

Actually most of the polls by

Actually most of the polls by fans and public on Beauty and Sexy, Beyonce didn't even rank at the top 30, Only Rihanna did. So you know Jay Z paid for this, beginning of Beyonce promotion for her upcoming album at the end of this year and concerts.

by Anonymous
10:32 am - Apr 25, '12

@Anonymous 9:32 am - Apr 25,

@Anonymous 9:32 am - Apr 25, '12 No matter what any "polls" say Beyonce got the COVER. PERIOD. And Jay-Z has nothing to do with it. Rihanna is more popular than Beyonce 100% so I would expect that she would poll higher and she is stunning but that does not take away from Beyonce. We have TWO very beautiful women. Rihanna was voted the SEXISET WOMAN alive and Beyonce is the Most Beautiful. These are great titles to have. Let's stop putting one against the other. Let's be happy for BOTH. Because in Music or Entertainment...BOTH of these Ladies BREAK records and define BEAUTY. Beyonce and Rihanna get along so what are you putting them against each other?

by FuriouS StyleS™®
10:55 am - Apr 25, '12

Wow. How ignorant are you????

Wow. How ignorant are you???? I can guarantee you that People does not need Jay Z's money as their paper is so much longer. Some of you people really just prove how slow and pathetic some of you are. White people are upset with the choice and here we are on a black website and it's the same crap. Why can we not uplift and be happy for each other. No matter who is placed on the magazine cover, they will never be the most beautiful person in the world as beauty comes in so many different shapes and sizes. Eg. Adele is a big girl but is beautiful and to me is more so than Jennifer Aniston (who is beautiful in her own right), but because Jennifer is known for her spirit on "Friends" and her successful career, people gravitated to her. Beyonce is beautiful PERIOD and has a great humble spirit and is such a hard worker and that is something that no one can take away from her.

by TK
10:44 am - Apr 25, '12

Wow, I didn't know you knew

Wow, I didn't know you knew Beyonce so well to know she is humble.

by Anonymous
11:36 am - Apr 25, '12

Agreed and well communicated.

by SRenita
10:59 am - Apr 25, '12

.... and the point you are

.... and the point you are trying to make is??? Becuz I hope you are not trying to say Rhianna looks better than Beyonce if so your ass is dismissed!!!

by Anonymous
10:43 am - Apr 25, '12

I sincerely Agree.

by Anonymous
10:42 am - Apr 25, '12

They only gave that to end so

They only gave that to end so the could get an interview about her baby!

by Anonymous
10:27 am - Apr 25, '12

Congrats B! Lovely to

Congrats B! Lovely to see...but gotta go because the HATERS about to flood any minute now!

by Beyonce Rocks!
10:26 am - Apr 25, '12

A lovely choice, Go Beyonce!

by renee
10:24 am - Apr 25, '12

1st time they've given this

1st time they've given this title to a black woman and its about time white America accepts a wider range of beauty!

by Kara
10:23 am - Apr 25, '12

Ummm no it isn't in 2003

Ummm no it isn't in 2003 Halle Berry received the same title with the same magazine.

by TL
10:52 am - Apr 25, '12

That is great they gave (well

That is great they gave (well deserved) title to a Black Woman....But choose the correct Black Woman...She is Pretty. Not the Most Beautiful.

by Anonymous
10:45 am - Apr 25, '12

Awww how sweet. I can't wait

Awww how sweet. I can't wait to meet my little girl this summer :)

by Anonymous
10:19 am - Apr 25, '12

I am glad to see a whole lot

I am glad to see a whole lot of positvity on this blog, because the comments on the white blogs are ripping People magazine apart, saying Jay z paid them to put Beyonce on the covered. Even though I have to agree, Beyonce isn't the most beautiful woman in the world, she is the most popular woman in the world. There are other Black women who are more prettier than she.

by Anonymous
10:18 am - Apr 25, '12

Oh please you people are too

Oh please you people are too fucking much, so y'all mad that the white media is saying that Jay Z bought her the title yet whenever Rihanna gets a number one on the Billboard or graces another high profile magazine most of you have accuse her and her management of buying her these titles but now Beyonce is the victim oh the out cry and disgust. You people are too fucking bias and one sided.

by Anonymous
10:55 am - Apr 25, '12

Beyonce has always been a

Beyonce has always been a beautiful girl, since I saw their Destiny's Child cover back in 1997! I'm just glad to see "People" finally acknowledge someone other than Jennifer Lopez as being beautiful outside of being caucasian! Hopefully, Blue will give her a great record this go around( not that I didn't love the previous records). Go ahead Beyonce and make your money!

by Anonymous
10:17 am - Apr 25, '12

CONGRATS BEYONCE..... She is

CONGRATS BEYONCE..... She is a beautiful person and has a kind heart.....

by Phillip
10:13 am - Apr 25, '12

Beyonce is very beautiful!

Beyonce is very beautiful! Congratulations!

by Anonymous
10:12 am - Apr 25, '12

gorgeous! and well deserved!

gorgeous! and well deserved! congrats queen Bey!

by Oh Baby
10:11 am - Apr 25, '12

A BLACK GIRL!!!!!! A

A BLACK GIRL!!!!!! A FABULOUS, TALENTED, KIND, HAPPILY MARRIED, RESPECTFUL, BEAUTIFUL NEW MOTHER made the cover, but most of all I am ecstatic that she's black! The first one! Say what you will about Mrs. Carter, she is having the best year ever. And I love watching it unfold.

by Sister Moon
10:09 am - Apr 25, '12

Not to take away from your

Not to take away from your enthusiasm, but Halle Berry was the 1st black woman to make the cover and be named the most beautiful woman in 2003. Beyonce is the 2nd .

by Anonymous
11:21 am - Apr 25, '12

I guess LIGHT is only right,

I guess LIGHT is only right, they wouldnt dare name nobody who is one shade darker then Halle berry, although I know there are more beautiful and authentic whom deserve such a title, it shows what society considers beautiful and why most of ur daughters are filled with with self hate, glad I dont have a daughter..

by Classysis
10:09 am - Apr 25, '12

Please let's not go there at

Please let's not go there at the end of the day she is still a black successful woman!! Grow the fuck up and stop being insecure! black is black whether light or dark! I'm the darkest in my family and im not insecure! Some people need to get off that!!

by Anonymous
10:50 am - Apr 25, '12

Wow, you're actually

Wow, you're actually complaining that a light skin black woman made the cover??? Really??? Does her light skin threaten you that much or take away from her being black??? She is still a black woman at the end of the day! Damn! Some people are NEVER satisfied.

by Anonymous
10:35 am - Apr 25, '12

While I agree with this, I'm

While I agree with this, I'm going to say the fact that she's black period is over-shadowing everything else for me. Not mixed...BLACK!

by Anonymous
10:19 am - Apr 25, '12

Beyonce is as mixed as they

Beyonce is as mixed as they come. What planet do you live on where pure Black people look like her?

by Anon
10:29 am - Apr 25, '12

@Anon 9:29 am - Apr 25, '12

@Anon 9:29 am - Apr 25, '12 Black people come in all colors. What is this nonsense about purity? Most People are mixed and most African Americans are MIXED. Michelle Obama who is dark has white Ancestry. I get so sick of people like YOU trying to define Blackness with DARK skin or a type of hair texture. Beyonce is BEAUTIFUL. NEXT!

by FuriouS StyleS™®
10:51 am - Apr 25, '12

Oh shut up. So because she is

Oh shut up. So because she is a light skinned-black she shouldn't be rewarded for her beauty? Chick looks good, you can't deny that. How about we celebrate having a sister on the cover, rather than argue that she isn't black enough! Enough already with the self hate!!!!! We are fly because we come in all shades and colors! Celebrate that don't knock it!

by Anonymous
10:16 am - Apr 25, '12

Actually there is a whole lot

Actually there is a whole lot of prettier Black women in Hollywood than Beyonce. Rihanna is prettier than Beyonce. Beyonce is the most popular in Hollywood, and money talks.

by Anonymous
10:28 am - Apr 25, '12

Oh, and I mean that

Oh, and I mean that literally, her head is huge!!

by SRenita
11:06 am - Apr 25, '12

Rihanna has a big head and a

Rihanna has a big head and a bad attitude and she does wayyyyy too much in the public eye. She is not appealing to all generations, just the younger ones that thinks that crap is cute!!

by SRenita
11:04 am - Apr 25, '12

And let's be real. The most

And let's be real. The most beautiful person cover always goes to the most popular person at the time. So what! Last year J-Lo got it because she was blowing up from AI. And? Is she the most beautiful Latina, I doubt it. Is she beautiful? Yes. Same argument with Bey. Let it go. She is beautiful, why does it matter if she is the "most" beautiful!!!!!!

by Anonymous
11:01 am - Apr 25, '12

I beg to differ. While

I beg to differ. While Rihanna is pretty and has better style, she is not cuter than Bey.

by Anonymous
10:56 am - Apr 25, '12

That is a matter of opinion

That is a matter of opinion that I disagree with. Rihanna is hot but she doesn't look better than Bey.

by Anonymous
10:52 am - Apr 25, '12

Would you denounce her if she

Would you denounce her if she was your blood relative/sister just because she is a light skinned black. Be serious, we see light skinned black women in all of all families. Her skin comlexion does not cause low self-esteem in black girls; because she is a black girl! Get real...