People magazine named Beyonce the World’s Most Beautiful Woman for 2012, describing her as a force of nature, style icon and proud mother.

The 30-year-old singer, a 16-time Grammy Award winner, told the top-selling magazine that her recently-born daughter Ivy had given new meaning to her life.

“I feel more beautiful than I’ve ever felt because I’ve given birth,” Beyonce said. “I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth.”

Other celebs on the magazine’s list included Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez and Elle MacPherson.

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