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This wasn’t Beyoncé’s first presidentialperformance. In 2001, she sang for PresidentGeorge W. Bush’s inauguration as part of Destiny’sChild. But singing at Obama’s inauguration wasespecially rewarding for Beyoncé. She had spentmonths before the election traveling with her husband,Jay-Z, to promote Obama’s campaign. She evenpostponed a performance in Japan to be in the UnitedStates on election night. And now she was singing forthe nation’s first black president. Not too shabbyfor a young Texan girl who started out singingand dancing in her backyard.Beyoncé sang “America theBeautiful” for Obama’s inauguralcelebration at the Lincoln Memorial.Tina Knowles (left) has designedmany of Beyoncé’s outfits.For teachers'inspection ONLYDesigner DudsBesides making catchy music,Beyoncé is also known for hereye-catching fashion choices.She gets this passion for fashionfrom her mom, Tina.A costume designer and stylist,Tina has been outfitting Beyoncésince her days in Destiny’s Child.Tina works hard to make sureBeyoncé stands out.In 2004, Beyoncé and her momjoined forces to design a clothingline. The clothes combine a modernflair with a vintage style. They calledthe clothing line House of Deréonafter Tina’s mom, Agnes Deréon.In 2006, House of Deréon becamea sister act when Beyoncé’s youngersister, Solange, came on board todesign a junior line.“We wanted to take elementsfrom my grandmother’s legacy— the beaded lace, lush colors,fine fabrics — and mix themwith clothes from my mother’sgeneration and my generation.”— Beyoncé told Ebony magazine in 2005.inauguration — the ceremony in which the president is installed in office67