Singer, style-icon and new Mum, Beyonce Knowles, is a female icon to millions. Always projecting a strong, confident image, Beyonce has now shown how long hair is the best thing she never had as she drops her trademark honey-colored tresses and opts for an edgy pixie cut.

Beyonce model shoot
August 7 saw the new hairdo unveiled to adoring fans with a series of photos posted via Instagram. Over the years Beyonce, now 31, has sported an array of enviable weaves, adding true sex appeal to her undeniable beauty... so why the sudden change?
Just 17-months ago, Queen Bey and Jay-Z became new parents to their baby daughter Blue Ivy, hip-hop royalty if ever there was. Coincidentally enough, in Montreal on July 22, just two weeks before the drastic style change, Beyonce's luscious blond bouffant got caught in the blades of a fan during a performance of 'Halo'. Perhaps this, combined with motherhood, has inspired this voluptuous divo to trial a new, more practical style.

Beyonce rocks her curled weave
But she's not the first; in the past years we've seen celebs such as Rihanna, Michelle Williams and most recently, Anne Hathaway, rock the pixie look. So what do you think? Is Beyonce's bouncing weave 'Irreplaceable' or does this Destiny's Child star still 'Run the World'?