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Beyoncé: Perfect diva

Sylvia Patterson, The Face, May 2003

Beneath Beyoncé Knowles' shining, golden exterior lies a heart which is… damn! It's shiny and golden too. But although she seems the ideal super-star for glittery-shallow 2003, there's more: Beyoncé brings passion. She sings it like she means it… eyes shut, sweat pouring, body rocking. Sylvia Patterson salutes a modern Aretha.

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