Happy 33rd Birthday, Beyoncé! Look Back At 33 Of Beyoncé’s Notable Career And Life Moments

Sept. 4 2014, Published 4:40 p.m. ET
Happy birthday, Beyoncé! In honor of the super star’s 33rd birthday, we’ve rounded up 33 of Queen Bey’s best – and oldest – looks.

Happy birthday, Beyoncé! In honor of the super star’s 33rd birthday, we’ve rounded up 33 of Queen Bey’s best – and oldest – looks.
Destiny’s Child

Although the ‘90s gave us some seriously questionable outfits, they also gave us Destiny’s Child! The 1998 version of Beyoncé is almost unrecognizable!
LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Robertson, Kelly Rowland and Beyonce Knowles

A year later in 1999, Beyoncé is still leading the Destiny Child charge in matching fuchsia outfits.
Beyonce

The only way to tribute Diana Ross in 2000 is with sassy gold outfits.
Sisqo Beyonce

Beyoncé and Sisqo attended the 2000 VMAs together, and all was right in the world.
Kelly Rowland, Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams

The 2001 Grammy Awards treated Destiny’s Child very well! Kudos to them for always matching, too.
Beyonce

Beyonce’s sass is SO real at a 2002 concert in Australia.
Beyonce

Everyone has a fashion faux pas at least once in their lives, and Beyoncé was no stranger to that at the 2003 Golden Globes.
Beyonce

Everyone has a fashion faux pas at least once in their lives, and Beyoncé was no stranger to that at the 2003 Golden Globes.
Beyonce Knowles and Carlos Santana

A little Carlos Santana + Beyoncé in a Spanish-style dress only means that there was some serious booty shaking at the 2003 Super Bowl Pregame Show.
Jay-Z Beyonce

They kept their love hush-hush, but we all know what’s happening here at the 2003 NBA All-Star Game.
Jay-z Beyonce

The 2003 VMAs saw the start of an epic lifelong duet.
Beyonce

Pretty sure this is the exact moment – the 2003 MTV Europe Awards - when Beyoncé transitioned from celebrity to QUEEN BEY.
Beyonce and Prince

How does she manage to take part in this insane mash-ups?! Here Beyoncé is performing with legendary musician Prince at the 2004 Grammys.
Beyonce

Oh you know, Beyoncé casually winning five Grammys. Good thing she matched her dress to the trophies.
Beyonce and Jay-Z

Jamie Foxx might have won best actor at the 77th annual Academy Awards, but Beyoncé and Jay-Z were the real winners that night.
Beyonce and Jay-Z

Jamie Foxx might have won best actor at the 77th annual Academy Awards, but Beyoncé and Jay-Z were the real winners that night.
Beyonce

When Beyoncé sings “Listen,” you listen.
Beyonce

Remember that time Beyoncé’s song “Listen” was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2007 Oscars?
Beyonce Tina Turner

Tina Turner and Beyoncé were the tag team you never knew you needed.
Beyonce

Beyoncé graced Hollywood with her presence once again at the 2009 Academy Awards.
Beyonce

Who needed their husbands when BFF Beyoncé and GOOP Goddess Gwyneth Paltrow showed off how great they could be solo?
Beyonce

In one of the most epic announcements of all time, Beyoncé let the world know that she was pregnant during the 2011 VMAs.
Beyonce

In one of the most epic announcements of all time, Beyoncé let the world know that she was pregnant during the 2011 VMAs.
Beyonce

What baby? Beyoncé wowed the masses by showing off her post-baby body at the 2012 Met Gala.
Beyonce

What baby? Beyoncé wowed the masses by showing off her post-baby body at the 2012 Met Gala.
Beyonce


Only Queen Bey could pull off a headdress like that.
Beyonce

Beyoncé’s 2013 Super Bowl Halftime Show performance was so epic, she tried to have the world delete any and all unflattering photos that might have been captured…there were more than a few.
Beyonce

Who knew that floral cutouts could look so good?
Beyonce

Beyoncé’s butt graced the Grammy Awards in January 2014, and absolutely no one complained.
Beyonce Blue Ivy

Could Beyoncé and Blue Ivy be any cuter?!
Beyonce

Ahhh the 2014 Met Gala – the one and only time Beyoncé’s outfit would be one-upped by personal drama.
Beyonce

Ahhh the 2014 Met Gala – the one and only time Beyoncé’s outfit would be one-upped by personal drama.
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No one ever really saw pictures from Beyoncé’s super-secret wedding to Jay-Z, but we got a glimpse at what it could have been like when she performed in a wedding dress earlier this year.