Tina Knowles

Tina Knowles is the former wife of Matthew Knowles and Beyonce Knowles' mother. She was born in Texas on January 4, 1954, as Celestine Ann Beyonce. She married Matthew in January of 1980, and gave birth to her daughter, Beyonce, on September 4, 1981. Tina Knowles is one of the principals of the House of Dereon, a fashion line she assisted Beyonce in creating in 2004. She also reportedly designed several of the costumes for the group Destiny's Child early in their career.

Tina currently has a line of fashions available through Wal-Mart as well as the Home Shopping Network, which includes dresses, purses, belts, and tops.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461498/ In 2009 and 2010, the House of Dereon for which Knowles designs, has been sued for and accused of stealing the designs of other couture houses and passing them off as Dereon.http://fashionbombdaily.com/2010/08/19/beyonce-accused-of-stealing-designs-for-house-of-dereon/

MTV reported in December 2009, that rumors had come out in October of her husband’s alleged affair. Tina filed divorce papers with the state of Texas, ending their marriage of 29 years.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1628552/20091218/knowles_beyonce.jhtml OK Magazine reported on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, that Matthew Knowles is a father again after DNA tests prove that the child of his alleged mistress is his. The suit was filed by Alexsandra in October of 2009, at which time Matthew was ordered to pay child support temporarily. It is reported that since the results that Matthew and Alexsandra are now negotiating the details for support of their child, Nixon.http://www.okmagazine.com/2010/03/report-dna-test-confirms-beyonces-dad-is-a-father-again/