favorite girl turns 40 today so it’s only right that as she celebrates this milestone birthday, we look back at the moments we’ve shared with her over the years.
On June 20, 2003, Beyoncé dropped her solo album, Dangerously in Love, and that same summer she made her debut on the cover of ESSENCE for our August 2003 issue.
The then-22-year-old gave us a fresh look at her life post-Destiny’s Child as she began her ascent to becoming one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
Five more covers followed, including the most epic of them all in July 2011 when Yonce celebrated her Texas roots within our pages.
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