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Following in the footsteps of Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson, Beyonce has been named People Magazine's Most Beautiful Woman in the world!

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"She's flawless, she's gorgeous, she's at the top of her game career-wise," a People editor said on the Today show. "On top that, she's got this glow going on. She's a new mom [which makes her] the World’s Most Beautiful Woman."

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"I feel more beautiful than I've ever felt because I've given birth," Beyonce tells People. "I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth."

Beyonce calls daughter Blue Ivy, "the cutest thing," addings, "The best thing about having a daughter is having a true legacy. The word 'love' means something completely different now."

For more, pick up People Magazine on stands this week.