My 'New Elizabethan' is the great lady herself, Beyoncé Knowles. Just like all the other women, (Madonna, Cher, Rihanna) Beyoncé has earned the rights to cut off her surname & be known just as Beyoncé.
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Beyoncé is a beautiful 33-year-old, Texas born girl who currently lives in New York along side her celebrity husband, rapper Jay-Z, & their gorgeous (nearly 3-year-old) daughter.
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Beyoncé has been & stayed relevant since she came into the public eye in the late 90s with her, now separated, band, Destiny's Child. As a mid 90s born baby, I can remember growing up listening & dancing round my house to Beyoncé's amazing voice. She's always been in my life in way or another & the other is films. In 2001, Beyoncé took the plunge into the acting world with the movie 'Carmen: A Hip Hop Era', I've never personally seen this myself but I know her from the likes of 'Austen Powers in Goldmember' (2002), 'Pink Panther' (2006) & and all time favourite 'Dreamgirls' (2006).
To me, Beyoncé is a 'New Elizabethan' for her fashion sense & style. Along with her actual career, she's also known for her amazing curves! THAT BIG OLD BOOTY & TING WAIST! And ofcourse she wears her clothes to exaggerate this even more, just like the Elizabethans would. Beyoncé is so Elizabethan, she's also even known as 'Queen B', for more reason than one.
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You can't get a more contemporary Elizabethan portrait than this one right here. She's got the royal gold & red colours, the big padded & crimped out hair (tied in with the crown added into the hair styles, LOVE THAT!). Also the background shows a fur throw, a big royal thrown & all of her jewellery. When you compare this to an old original Elizabethan portrait, the similarities are striking.
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