Tina Knowles

Celestine Ann "Tina" Beyincé-Lawson (born January 4, 1954) is an American businesswoman and fashion designer known for her House of Deréon and Miss Tina by Tina Knowles fashion brands. She is the mother of singers Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, and is the ex-wife of Mathew Knowles, the manager of Destiny's Child as well as Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland until 2011.

Personal life

She was born in Texas to Agnès Dereon, a dressmaker and Lumis Albert Beyincé, a longshoreman. Her ancestry is African, Native American, and French. Her family roots are from the Iberia Parish, Louisiana area. She is a descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard. Knowles filed for divorce from Mathew Knowles in 2009, stating "discord or conflict of personalities" which prevented them from "reasonable expectation of reconciliation" as the reason. The divorce was finalized in December 2011. Knowles has two grandchildren; granddaughter Blue Ivy Carter from Beyoncé and grandson Daniel Julez J. Smith, Jr from Solange. While in high school, Tina Knowles was part of a singing group called the Veltones, inspired by The Supremes.