Photo SpecialBecoming ... Beyoncé
See how the R&B diva went from Star Search wannabe to superstardom. By Serena Kappes
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Childhood friends Beyoncé, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and LeToya Luckett (from left, in 1999) became Destiny's Child in the early '90s. But after Luckett and Roberson fired Beyoncé's dad, Mathew, as their manager, they were ousted from the group in 1999 and a lawsuit ensued. "For a month I stayed in bed. I was hurt, on the verge of a nervous breakdown," Beyoncé told Teen People.
