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People names Beyonce 'most beautiful'

Recording artist Beyonce watches the men's final game at the U.S. Open held at the National Tennis Center on September 12, 2011 in New York. UPI/Monika Graff

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Published: April 25, 2012 at 11:30 AM

NEW YORK, April 25 (UPI) -- America's People magazine has named singer, actress and new mom Beyonce its 2012 World's Most Beautiful Woman.

The 30-year-old recording star, who has won 16 Grammy Awards, gave birth in January to her first child, a daughter named Blue Ivy Carter. She is married to Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter.

"I feel more beautiful than I've ever felt because I've given birth," Beyonce told the magazine. "I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this Earth."

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