Tina Knowles
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| Tina Knowles | |
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 Tina Knowles, December 17, 2008 |
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| Born | Célestine Ann Beyincé January 4, 1954 Galveston, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Spouse | Mathew Knowles (1980–- 2011) |
| Children | Beyoncé Knowles (b.1981) Solange Knowles (b. 1986) |
| Labels | House of Deréon |
Célestine Ann "Tina" Knowles (née Beyincé; born January 4, 1954) is an American fashion designer[1] known for her House of Deréon brand. She is perhaps best known as the mother of singers Beyoncé Knowles and Solange Knowles, and was the wife of Mathew Knowles, who managed Destiny's Child and then Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland until 2011.
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[edit] Life and career
She was born in Galveston, Texas, the daughter of Agnès (née DeRouen) and Lumis Albert Beyincé. Her ancestry includes African, French, and Irish; she is a descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard.[2] Tina served as the designer of costumes for Destiny's Child. During the early days of her daughter's career when money was limited, she created outfits that the members wore on-stage and to events. They caught people's attention since they were one-of-a-kind garments. As the group grew more successful and had more access to designer fashions, they relied less on Knowles' work. Inspired by the legacy of Knowles' mother, seamstress Agnéz Deréon, she and Beyoncé decided to create their own clothing label. Their label is House of Deréon. The clothing line draws its influences from today's hip hop scene as well as the 1970s fashions Knowles grew up with and the 1940s designs that she saw her mother create.
Singer/actress Solange Knowles has been featured in print adverts for House of Deréon. Tina has a younger brother and is the aunt to Angela Beyincé who works as Beyoncé's assistant.[citation needed] Knowles operates her own beauty salon called Headliners Hair Salon located in Houston, Texas.[citation needed] Agnéz, Tina and Beyoncé are all featured on the House of Deréon website.[citation needed] Tina and Beyoncé have modeled their fashions in advertising and have also appeared together in an ad for the 'Got Milk?' campaign.[citation needed] Additionally Knowles has a new line that premiered on the Home Shopping Network (HSN) called 'Miss Tina' by Tina Knowles.[citation needed] On the official 'Miss Tina' My Space page it states that Tina's mother's name was Agnéz Deréon Beyincé.[citation needed] BreeAnna Marie, Also a model for Miss Tina's Clothing Line.[citation needed]
[edit] Family
She has one grandson from her daughter,and 2 granddaughters Solange, named Daniel "Juelz" Smith, by Daniel Smith and a grandaughter named Helen "Maria" Ray ,by Jamir Ray(who most people do not know of because they have hid it because they were afraid on how her image and the family image would look). And also has a granddaughter from her first daughter, Beyoncé, named Blue Ivy Carter, by rapper Jay-Z.
[edit] References
- ^ Norment, Lynn (September 2001). "Tina & Mathew Knowles Created the Destiny's Child Gold Mine". Ebony: 90ff.. http://books.google.com/books?id=HtoDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90&dq=%22tina+knowles%22&hl=en&ei=Mw4ETcXoJdDpnQfWopDlDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22tina%20knowles%22&f=false. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "A Peek into Blue Ivy Carter's Past". The Huffington Post. AOL. January 12, 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/a-peek-into-blue-ivy-cart_b_1200346.html. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
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