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Good articleVictoria Beckham has been listed as one of the Music good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
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January 10, 2008Good article nomineeListed

First single Spice Girls

The article says "The group's first single was called "Touch", and she worked with Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown and Melanie Chisholm. " and then "In 1996, the group's first single, "Wannabe", went to Number 1 in the UK and US." So was "Touch" or "Wannabe" their first single? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.97.197.129 (talk) 09:45, 26 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A year overdue, but "Wannabe" was the very first single from SG. Fixing that. ★Dasani★ 18:00, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What is her ethnicity?

What is Victoria Beckham's ethnicity or racial origin? 86.178.224.255 (talk) 21:39, 25 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

White British, I believe. Jim Michael (talk) 01:36, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Are you sure your belief is correct? She looks more Portuguese, Spanish or maybe Gypsy, but White? I can accept Baby Spice and Ginger Spice are White British, but Victoria? 86.178.74.6 (talk) 19:44, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Whatever it is, we need to find reliable sources to support any reference to ethnicity. --BwB (talk) 19:46, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"White British", such as it is used at all, doesn't have to refer to blonde, ghostly-skinned people. Plenty of people of Beckham's complexion are of White British Heritage, and the idea of being able to discern an "ethnicity" just by looking at photos of someone is faintly ridiculous. This discussion topic has the whiff of racism about it, and frankly it's irrelevant anyway. She was born in Britain, her parents are British, if there is any other ethnicity in her ancestry it's not likely to be notable. EJBH (talk) 21:30, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
But it is not just the skin-colour. Her face, nose, jaw, eyes, etc are not White features. There is nothing racist about the question. Why should anyone be ashamed of who they are genetically? If people are more receptive to race and racial differences, instead of hiding in a closet and live in denial, the world would be a more tolerant and less racist place. For example the world has become more tolerant and understanding of gay people after gays came out of the closet. 86.182.38.143 (talk) 01:55, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • You really take seriously the skin-colour & features of a woman who has access to more cosmetic processes than yer average punter? By that argument, David Dickinson is descended from a Spacehopper. I shall say this only once: it does not matter. I'll repeat, and you seem to support this above: it does not matter. If you've seen the relevant edition of QI, we are all descended from Charlemagne, so we are all French. Is that what you intend to imply? I do not think so. Leave it be please, it's a non-argument. Rodhullandemu 02:03, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What does not matter? 86.178.161.196 (talk) 01:49, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rodhull, you spend too much time watching TV, go and get a life. 86.176.51.41 (talk) 11:19, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Adams" is an English surname, so perhaps her mother has some other ancestry, but Victoria should still be considered white, since her husband and father are both White British, as far as I know. Estheroliver (talk) 01:29, 30 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Having an english surname doesn't making nobody white. How many blacks have english surname? Also if her husband is white (he is jew not white) doesn't make her white. She clear non white ancestrors. She is not white. --Santista1982 (talk) 19:42, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't matter. The point is, it's totally irrelevant to the article. BTW, if David is really Jew, he is still white. It's like saying, "But he's Japanese. He isn't Asian." Well, guess what? Japanese people are still Asian. And I think the reason why the poster said "other ancestry" is because so far it's been hinted she is Spaniard or Italian or something, Meditterean is still considered white. If she really is mixed with African American or Middle Eastern it wouldn't count because her nationality is British. 75.4.254.20 (talk) 18:19, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I've always thought she was a mixed heritage of afican-american or middle eastern, lol.

Tribal44 (talk) 20:08, 16 July 2011 (UTC)Tribal44[reply]

In the USA, a Spaniard or Portuguese is not considered "White" but a "Hispanic", and an Italian is an "Ital". "White" in the USA refers to a person from a North European stock. 86.176.51.41 (talk) 11:21, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
...Victoria is not American by birth, so why does the way Americans perceive these groups matter? BTW, the Spanish descent I know are all American-born and they consider themselves white. That's what they check when asked. ★Dasani★ 03:25, 15 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Her husband works for LA Galaxy, and they do live in the US. Let's suppose Victoria was stopped by the Police who did not know who she was, and they have to fill out a form about ethnicity (as US Police do), based on her appearance what is the most appropriate box to tick, White or Hispanic or even Black? 86.178.162.47 (talk) 01:11, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
She looks like an alien to me, but I see no evidence that she is a non-white alien. Lots of white Europeans have weird pointy faces. There is no argument here and no evidence, so just drop it. Paul B (talk) 18:03, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Actually she doesn't look like an alien to me. May be Paul B has met an alien but I have not. Wikipediens are here to discuss reality and not fiction which Paul B doesn't seem to understand. Please Paul, drop your silliness, this page is not the place for discussing aliens, and please don't be an alienist. 86.176.51.41 (talk) 11:53, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, "Adams" is not an English surname, it is Welsh. Welsh is British but not English, and there is a significant number of people of Somali descent in Wales. Victoria Beckham/ Adams reminds one that she may have Somali blood. 86.176.51.41 (talk) 11:17, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
A bit late on this one, but I would beg to differ. Even on Wikipedia, the Adams article cites that it is indeed a surname popular in England and Scotland. There are many people with English ancestry using this last name. ★Dasani★ 00:43, 11 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It seems Wiki is incorrect. Adams is the Welsh version; the English version is Adamson and the Scottish version is McAdam or MacAdam. 86.176.49.22 (talk) 13:07, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It's possible they may have modified their surname or adopted a new one along the line. The last news story I read regarding this hinted that Victoria's mom Jackie actually confirmed that a grandparent many generations back was from Germany, not any of these other countries everyone is guessing. ★Dasani★ 03:26, 15 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]


That could mean anything, as Anglo-Saxons came from Germany. From photos on the web, her father looks like an Anglo-Indian. 81.159.179.246 (talk) 15:23, 16 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Probably. However, this "grandparent" was from so many generations back that I don't think Victoria would even identify as such anymore. Plenty of people in Western countries have been mixed up. ★Dasani★ 18:03, 16 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Top 10 Singles

In the intro of the article it says she had four top 10 singles but in the table at the end it shows five please fix this please — Preceding unsigned comment added by SnoopRoyale98 (talk • contribs) 16:31, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Age

Under "early life" is said: "In 1980, when Beckham was seven years old" This should be "six years old", as she was born in 1974.

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