Editing Beyoncé (section)

== Public image ==
[[File:Beyonce Dreamgirls cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Beyoncé at the premiere of her 2006 film ''Dreamgirls''|alt=A woman waves to the crowd on a red-carpet]]

Beyoncé has been described as having [[sex appeal]], with music journalist [[Touré (journalist)|Touré]] writing that since the release of ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'', she has "become a crossover [[sex symbol]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Touré|title=Cover Story: A Woman Possessed|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/beyonce_a_woman_possessed|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 4, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502172205/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/beyonce_a_woman_possessed|archive-date=May 2, 2009}}</ref> When off stage, Beyoncé says that while she likes to dress sexily, her onstage dress "is absolutely for the stage".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Knowles|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/g-girls/default.aspx?id=32726|magazine=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303102819/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/g-girls/default.aspx?id=32726|archive-date=March 3, 2008}}</ref> Due to her curves and the term's catchiness, in the 2000s, the media often used the term "[[wikt:bootylicious|bootylicious]]" (a [[portmanteau]] of the words "[[Buttocks|booty]]" and "delicious") to describe Beyoncé,<ref>{{cite news|last=Barlett|first=Liam|url=http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/liambartlett/259493/bootylicious-beyonce|title=Bootylicious Beyoncé|work=[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]|date=March 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810145056/http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/liambartlett/259493/bootylicious-beyonce|archive-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Eisinger|first=Amy|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/05/22/2009-05-22_bootylicious_beyonce_says_its_sexier_to_stay_out_of_the_gym.html|title='Bootylicious' Beyoncé says it's 'sexier' to stay out of the gym|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=May 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124144010/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-05-22/gossip/17923090_1_sports-club-gym-jay-z|archive-date=November 24, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> the term popularized by the [[Bootylicious|single of the same name]] by her group Destiny's Child. In 2006, it was added to the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2006/03/17/beyonce-and-destinys-child-enter-the-dictionary-with-bootylicious.htm|title=Beyoncé and Destiny's Child Enter the Dictionary With Bootylicious|publisher=Dotdash Meredith|date=March 17, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204033252/http://top40.about.com/b/2006/03/17/beyonce-and-destinys-child-enter-the-dictionary-with-bootylicious.htm|archive-date=December 4, 2007}}</ref>

Beyoncé has been [[Honorific nicknames in popular music|nicknamed]] "Queen Bey" by publications over the years. The term is a reference to the common phrase "[[Queen bee (sociology)|queen bee]]", a term used for the leader of a group of females. The nickname also refers to the [[Queen bee]] of a [[beehive]], with her fan base being named "BeyHive". ''BeyHive'' was previously titled "The Beyontourage", (a portmanteau of Beyoncé and entourage), but was changed after online petitions on [[Twitter]] and online news reports during competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/video-premiere-i-was-here-live-roseland|title=Video Premiere: 'I Was Here (Live At Roseland)'|publisher=Beyonceonline.com|date=November 16, 2011|access-date=June 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503015331/http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/video-premiere-i-was-here-live-roseland|archive-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] named her one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2013, 2014, and 2023.<ref name="w144">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé: The World's 100 Most Influential People | website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=April 18, 2013 | url=https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/beyonce/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="t616">{{cite web | last=Dijon | first=Honey | title=Beyoncé: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 | website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=April 13, 2023 | url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="i114">{{cite web | last=Holpuch | first=Amanda | title=Beyoncé, Clinton and Snowden: Time lists its 100 most influential people | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=April 24, 2014 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/24/time-100-most-influential-beyonce-snowden | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at [[Tom Ford]]'s Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Talarico|first=Brittany|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/01/watch-beyonce-julianne-moore-strut-down-tom-ford-catwalk/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/01/watch-beyonce-julianne-moore-strut-down-tom-ford-catwalk/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Watch: Beyoncé, Julianne Moore Strut Down Tom Ford Catwalk|magazine=[[OK!]]|date=January 4, 2011|access-date=January 12, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She was named the "[[People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|World's Most Beautiful Woman]]" by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20360857_20589758,00.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20360857_20589758,00.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Motherhood Makes Beyoncé Feel 'More Beautiful Than Ever'|magazine=People|date=April 25, 2012|first=Alexis|last=Chili|access-date=March 8, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the "Hottest Female Singer of All Time" by ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|last2=Patterson|first2=Julian|last1=Nostro|first1=Lauren|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-100-hottest-female-singers-of-all-time/beyonce| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-100-hottest-female-singers-of-all-time/beyonce| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=1. Beyoncé – The 100 Hottest Female Singers of All Time|magazine=Complex|date=December 10, 2012|access-date=December 12, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In January 2013, ''[[GQ]]'' placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its "100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century" list.<ref name="GQstory">{{cite magazine|last=Wallace|first=Amy|url=https://www.gq.com/women/photos/201301/beyonce-cover-story-interview-gq-february-2013?currentPage=1|title=Miss Millennium: Beyoncé|page=1|magazine=[[GQ]]|date=January 9, 2013|access-date=January 19, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116133617/http://www.gq.com/women/photos/201301/beyonce-cover-story-interview-gq-february-2013?currentPage=1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2013/01/beyonce-gq-cover-february-2013.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2013/01/beyonce-gq-cover-february-2013.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=The Real Version of the Cover Everyone Is Talking About|magazine=GQ|date=January 9, 2013|access-date=January 19, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[VH1]] listed her at number 1 on its 100 Sexiest Artists list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Viera|first=Bené|title=VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists [Complete List]|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-03-05/vh1-100-sexiest-artists-complete-list/100/|publisher=[[VH1]]|access-date=March 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313090007/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-03-05/vh1-100-sexiest-artists-complete-list/100|archive-date=March 13, 2013}}</ref> Several [[wax figure]]s of Beyoncé are found at [[Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum|Madame Tussauds Wax Museums]] in major cities around the world.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-wax-figure-debuts-the-edge-new-york-madame-tussauds-1235380088/|title=Beyoncé Wax Figure Debuts at The Edge in New York City|date=July 27, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2024|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

According to Italian fashion designer [[Roberto Cavalli]], Beyoncé uses different fashion styles to work with her music while performing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beyoncé wearing one of my dresses is harmony|url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2216732.ece|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=August 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615200050/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2216732.ece|archive-date=June 15, 2011|first1=Patrick|last1=Hosking|first2=David|last2=Wighton|location=London}}</ref> Her mother co-wrote a book, published in 2002, titled ''Destiny's Style'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=Destiny's Style: Bootylicious Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Secrets From Destiny's Child|isbn=978-0-7567-9351-7|last1=Knowles|first1=Tina|last2=Alexander|first2=Zoe|date=June 2005|publisher=DIANE Publishing Company }}</ref> an account of how fashion affected the trio's success.<ref>{{cite news|title=Book Excerpt: Destiny's Style|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=125692|agency=ABC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060305014254/http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=125692|archive-date=March 5, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''[[B'Day Anthology Video Album]]'' showed many instances of fashion-oriented footage, depicting classic to contemporary wardrobe styles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|title=Beyoncé: Behind The B'Day Videos 3|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/videos_07/news_feature_040207/index3.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418081601/http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/videos_07/news_feature_040207/index3.jhtml|archive-date=April 18, 2007}}</ref> In 2007, Beyoncé was featured on the cover of the ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]'', becoming the second African American woman after model and television personality [[Tyra Banks]],<ref name="People2">{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Knowles: Biography – Part 2|url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography/0,,20004431_10,00.html|magazine=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504090034/http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography/0,,20004431_10,00.html|archive-date=May 4, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''People'' magazine recognized Beyoncé as the best-dressed celebrity.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldsmith|first=Belinda|title=Beyoncé tops fashion list|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN1228002320070913|work=Reuters|date=September 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624050922/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2007/09/13/uk-celebrities-idUKN1228002320070913?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews|archive-date=June 24, 2011}}</ref>