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Mirror mirror, who’s the loveliest of them all? Well, according to People magazine, it’s Beyonce Knowles. The new mom just nabbed the top spot on the coveted “People’s World’s Most Beautiful Woman 2012” list. And what does she attribute to her enviable glow these days? Her baby daughter with rap phenom Jay-Z, Blue Ivy, of course. “I feel more beautiful than I’ve ever felt because I’ve given birth,” Beyonce says in an exclusive interview with the magazine. “I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth.” In fact, she’s so head-over-heels in love with her little girl that she even claims to “love” changing Blue’s diapers. “She’s just the cutest thing,” Beyonce gushes. “The word ‘love’ means something completely different now.” This is the ninth time Beyonce has made the magazine’s Most Beautiful People list, but her first time on the cover of the special issue.

Other stars that made the 2012 list include veterans Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman–who have made the list 13 times and 10 times respectively. Here, Beyonce is radiant with Blue Ivy in tow wearing mommy-chic  Christian Dior wayfarers. –rpuccia

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