Tina Knowles, the mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, was one of the moms honored at Glamour‘s 2024 Women of the Year Awards. She used her speech to impart some motherly wisdom and shared one piece of parenting advice that shaped her journey as a mother.
Glamour decided to use this year’s edition of the Women of the Year Awards to honor the mothers who raised some of the biggest stars of this generation. In addition to Knowles, the list of honorees also included Donna Kelce, mom of NFL stars Travis and Jason Kelce, Mandy Teefey, mom of singer, actress, and businesswoman Selena Gomez, and Maggie Baird, mom of musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell.
Knowles used her acceptance speech to reflect on her life as a mother to Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, and a mother figure to Beyoncé’s Destiny Child bandmate Kelly Rowland and her niece Angie Beyincé. She looked back at her rebellious teenage years and said her outlook on life changed once she became a mother.
“I feel like the teenage years are the most difficult, but it will get better and you get what you put in. That’s what I truly believe. The more you put into your kids, the more love and care and support you give them, the more you get out of it,” Knowles said in her speech.