'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny\'s Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world\'s best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw Beyoncé\'s theatrical film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) and the release of her debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which established her as a solo artist worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles \"Crazy in Love\" and \"Baby Boy.\" Throughout her career, she has sold over 100 million records as a solo artist, and a further 60 million with Destiny\'s Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.