From The Straits Times    |

Whenever one contemplates the steamroller that is Beyoncé Knowles, one important question comes to mind: How does she do it?

Even in the drama-filled, chaotic circus that is showbiz, the reigning queen of R&B is happily married to hip-hop mogul Jay Z, and recently became a proud mother of a baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter.

No one other than Beyoncé can manage to kick out other members of the girl group that made her name, to pursue solo superstardom, and still look like an angel – an angel with a killer curvy bod, at that.

In between massive world tours, Pepsi endorsements and setting up her own fashion label, the House of Deréon, Beyoncé added “acting” to her resume, starring in films as varied as Goldmember to the Oscar-nominated Dreamgirls.

Plus, she’s only 30 years old.

Before the autobiography comes out, we step back in time and trace Beyoncé’s evolution from teen singer to global superstar.