Blue Turns Three: 19 Pictures To Celebrate The Birthday Of Beyonce & Jay-Z's Daughter Blue Ivy Carter

1. 1. On 7th January 2011... the world welcomed Blue Ivy Carter!

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2. 2. From that moment on Blue was destined to be cool... just look who her parents are!

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3. 3. The Internet basically imploded when Queen Bey FINALLY shared some snaps of their new arrival!

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4. 4. Has Beyonce EVER looked more proud than she does in this picture?? Answer: NO!

5. 5. When you're the daughter of fashion icons like Jay and Bey... a girl gotta have good shoes y'all!

6. 6. Something tells us Blue MAY just have inherited a bit of a diva streak from her mum...

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7. 7. Move over Queen Bey... it's all about Queen BLUE now!

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8. 8. "Yeah, my mum's Beyonce. And what?"

9. 9. How jealous are ALL the other kids gonna be when Blue goes to school?!

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10. 10. Beyonce starts teaching Blue a few of her moves! #Question

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11. 11. #Word

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12. 12. Basically the most #Adorbs moment of mum and daughter hanging out!

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13. 13. For a two year-old... Blue already has quite the superstar entourage!

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14. 14. Bey & Blue stage a toe-off! #NotSureThatsAnActualThing

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15. 15. Beyonce and Blue share a quiet moment!

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16. 16. Beyonce plants a kiss on her soon to be three-year-old daughter. Too cute!

17. 17. For a 3-year-old, Blue Ivy absolutely SMASHED it on Halloween with her Michael Jackson costume

18. 18. When she's not in front of the camera, Blue likes to practise her skills as a snapper

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19. 19. Blue and Jay Z joining Beyonce on stage for her award at the MTV VMAs was the CUTEST moment

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