She's come a long way from her humble Texas beginnings before she hit the scene with Destiny's Child in 1993, and launching her solo career 10 years later. She's asked us to say her name, fallen dangerously in love and requested that someone put a ring on it. And let's not forget her recent marriage to a certain rap icon, Jay Z. Beyonce Knowles' transformation over the years has definitely evolved. Let's take a look.

Here, Beyonce's alter-ego, Sasha Fierce, is in her element performing at the 2008 American Music Awards Nov. 23, 2008. Beyonce says Sasha is the "fun, more sensual, more aggressive, more outspoken and more glamorous side that comes out when I'm working and when I'm on the stage." Her latest album, "I Am & Sasha Fierce," was released Nov. 18, 2008.
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