--- title: Michelle Obama and Serena Williams Dress As Beyonce description: Beyoncé has at least 18 reasons to celebrate on her 36th birthday. canonical: https://time.com/4926584/beyonce-birthday-michelle-obama-serena-williams/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-04T17:57:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:16:20.547Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Michelle Obama and Serena Williams Dress As Beyoncé for Her Birthday og:description: Blue Ivy Carter and Tina Knowles got in on the fun too og:url: https://time.com/4926584/beyonce-birthday-michelle-obama-serena-williams/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt233c49fd4fef6004/6988d9fcab6d77c2646af6e7/gettyimages-531491318.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Beyonce "The Formation World Tour" - Pasadena og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michelle Obama and Serena Williams Dress As Beyoncé for Her Birthday twitter:description: Blue Ivy Carter and Tina Knowles got in on the fun too twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt233c49fd4fef6004/6988d9fcab6d77c2646af6e7/gettyimages-531491318.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Michelle Obama and Serena Williams Dress As Beyoncé for Her Birthday > Sponsored content. 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Beyonce performs onstage during "The Formation World Tour" at the Rose Bowl on May 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California.Kevin Mazur—WireImage by [Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly Sep 4, 2017 5:57 PM UTC Beyoncé has at least 18 reasons to celebrate on her 36th birthday. Michelle Obama, Serena Williams, Tina Knowles, and Destiny’s Child group members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, donned a memorable look from Beyoncé’s “Formation” video in tribute to the music icon’s life and legacy. Also appearing in the photo series is Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, Pretty Little Liars actress Bianca Lawson, as well as JAY-Z’s grandmother, Hattie White. JAY-Z also [honored his wife’s birthday](http://ew.com/music/2017/09/04/beyonce-birthday-jay-z-made-in-america/) during his set at Sunday’s Made in America festival in Philadelphia. “Shout out to Beyoncé. Beautiful Bey is in the house tonight. Happy Birthday my love,” he said, [according to E! News](http://www.eonline.com/news/877570/jay-z-gets-crowd-to-serenade-beyonce-for-her-35th-birthday-during-made-in-america-festival), before leading the crowd in a “Happy Birthday” song dedicated to her as she danced in the stands. 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