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 a stepmother to his daughter Bianca Lawson and his son Ricky. Knowles filed for divorce from Lawson in July 2023, citing irreconcilable differences. In a 2018 interview, Lawson stated that he had "always admired her from afar and up close too." The couple were married in Newport Beach, California 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). On January 5, 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 a Black American of Louisiana Creole heritage. Due to a clerical error on her birth certificate, she spells her surname (Beyonce) "one letter different" than other members of her family. Her father, Lumis Albert Beyincé, was a longshoreman. Her mother, Agnéz Beyincé (née Deréon), was a seamstress. Personal life and family Ĭelestine Ann Beyonce was born in Galveston, Texas, the last of seven siblings. She is the mother of singers Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, and, until 2011, was married to their father Mathew Knowles, the manager of Destiny's Child.įor her contribution to the fashion business, Knowles was honored at the ACE Awards in 2001. Celestine Beyoncé Knowles-Lawson ( née Beyonce born January 4, 1954), better known as Tina Knowles, is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, and philanthropist known for establishing the brands House of Deréon and Miss Tina by Tina Knowles.
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