Tina Knowles

About

Celestine Ann “Tina” Beyoncé Knowles (née Beyoncé, born January 4, 1954) is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, author, and philanthropist known for establishing the brands House of Deréon and Miss Tina by Tina Knowles. She is the mother of singers Beyoncé and Solange Knowles and was married until 2011 to their father Mathew Knowles, the manager of Destiny’s Child. For her contribution to the fashion business, Knowles was honored at the Accessories Council Excellence Awards in 2001.

Celestine Ann Beyoncé was born in Galveston, Texas, the youngest of seven siblings. Her mother, Agnéz Beyincé (née Deréon) (1909–1980), was a seamstress. Her father, Lumis Albert Beyincé (1910–1982), was a longshoreman. Due to a clerical error on her birth certificate, her surname (Beyoncé) is spelled “one letter different” from that of other members of her family. She is of Louisiana Creole heritage. Knowles was raised Catholic and attended Catholic school. Her family’s roots are from New Iberia, Louisiana. She is a descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard and French military officer Jean-Vincent d’Abbadie de Saint-Castin. While in high school, Knowles was a…