Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham-singer,fashion designer, author andmodel-was born on April 17,1974, in Essex, England. Sinceachieving success as a popsinger in the 1990s, VictoriaBeckham has become one of themost photographed women inthe world. Tabloids ( 小報) seemto follow nearly every move thatshe and her husband-soccerstar David Beckham-make.

She met David Beckham at agame in 1997, and the two soonbecame one of Britain's mostpopular couples, known in thetabloids as "Posh" and "Becks."They got engaged in 1998 andwelcomed their first childBrooklyn in March 1999.That summer, the couplewed in a lavish ( 鋪張的)ceremony at a castle inIreland. Victoria invitedtelevision audiencesinside her life with thereality special Victoria'sSecrets, which aired on Britishtelevision in 2000.

Victoria maintains alighthearted ( 輕鬆的)attitude about beingthe target of frequenttabloid news stories.I've had so manyludicrous ( 滑稽的) thingswritten about me and myfamily and my friends thatit's almost like a joke," shetold Alluremagazine. Right now,Victoria is focused on her workas a designer. "I'm so gratefulto the fashion industry foraccepting me and giving mea chance." (D0903)