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Beyonce celebrates Christmas today (Dec. 25) with the No. 1 song on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) begins a third and sixth week atop them, respectively. The track sold 149,000 downloads in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
If she were a boy, she probably wouldn’t have made our list at all (the guys closest to the Top 10 were Kanye West and David Beckham). But Beyonce shook herself all the way to #1 with readers voting her the #1 Best Dressed Celebrity of 2008. 1. Beyonce: Beyonce had a relatively quiet start to 2008, but when she came back, she came back hard… and in style. Performances, red carpets and more showed Beyonce trying on some futuristic looks, including a robot glove that I firmly believe can be used to shoot explosions at anyone who gets in her way.
2. Rihanna: Rihanna was EVERYWHERE this year and she always managed to look like a star, earning her enough votes to situate her right behind the Queen B.
3. Katy Perry: Katy Perry hit the scene with all her old-school pin-up style flare, and it proved to be a sexy, classic style all her own.
4. Hilary Duff: Hilary Duff had a relatively quiet year this year but she made enough of an impression on our readers with her simple, sexy style. Expect to see a lot more of Hilary next year with four movies in the can and a new development deal with NBC.
5. Jennifer Aniston: We saw her dressed up and dressed down…way down.. She was nude on the cover of GQ. But she definitely looked better than ever on an array of magazine covers, premieres and a hilarious stint on “30 Rock.”
6. Anne Hathaway: The “Get Smart” star’s sophisticated style proved that the Devil might wear Prada, but Anne looks good in anything.
7. Britney Spears: Britney hasn’t exactly been a style icon for years, but even her wardrobe made a comeback this year, showing off her slim new figure in performances and a daringly low-cut designer dress on her birthday.
8. Heidi Klum: Klum lit up the screen every Wednesday night on Project Runway with gorgeous, fashion-forward looks that made us wish she could model all the designer looks.
9. Victoria Beckham: The Spice Girl has always been known for her “major” style and readers felt this year was no exception.
10. Reese Witherspoon: Witherspoon didn’t show off her acting chops this year (”Four Christmases,” anyone?) but she did look radiant showing off plenty of designer duds at the premieres.
Beyonce will play two shows at the O2 Arena in London next May, it has been confirmed.
As previously reported, the pop idol brings her “I Am…Sasha Fierce” album to European arenas in April.
The dates include gigs across the continent, including Austria, Romania, Holland, France, Germany, Sweden, Portugal, Spain and Great Britain.
She will appear for a pair of concerts at the former Millennium Dome and also visit Birmingham, Manchester, Dublin and Belfast.
The tour calls at:
May 2009
23 Birmingham NIA
25+26 London O2 Arena
27 Manchester MEN
29 Dublin O2 Arena
31 Belfast Odyssey Arena
Beyonce Knowles isn’t so glamorous when she’s at home with her husband - she walks around with messy hair and bare feet!
The Crazy in Love singer married rapper Jay-Z in a secret ceremony earlier this year.
And Beyonce insists their relationship is “very easy” - because they both respect each other.
She says, “I feel sexiest walking round my house with bare feet and messy hair. Our relationship is very easy.
“We respect each other. You know someone loves you by the way he treats and respects you. I think like a guy. If I do something wrong I don’t get emotional.”
