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Cosmetics giant L’Oreal was under fire last night over claims it made black star Beyonce Knowles’ skin appear white in an advert.

It seems we’re not all “worth it” after all.

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The Crazy in Love singer looks almost unrecognisable with a bizarre light complexion and reddish-blonde hair. When the image appeared in Elle magazine — to promote the French firm’s Feria range of hair dyes — it sparked outrage in America.

The New York Post called the picture “shocking” and accused L’Oreal of making Beyonce, 26, look like a “weird, nearly white version of herself.”

And yesterday Britain’s best-selling black newspaper The Voice said it would be “disgusted” if the image had been “whitewashed”.

Editor Steve Pope said: “There is an attitude in the modelling industry that black models do not sell. Models that end up in magazines tend to be very, very light-skinned or Asian. It appears Beyonce has been the victim of that kind of attitude. If it is true, I cannot understand why anyone would want to do anything so ridiculous. It is offensive to Beyonce. It is trying to distort who she is.”

Last night L’Oreal denied any tampering.

A spokesman said: “It is categorically untrue that L’Oreal Paris altered Miss Knowles’ features or skin tone in the campaign for Feria hair colour.”

A spokesman for Beyonce — who is wed to US rapper JAY-Z, 38 — repeated L’Oreal’s statement.

Newlywed singer Beyonce Knowles, Jay-Z and The Police made it into the world’s most powerful celebrity list.

Oprah Winfrey was at number one. The TV talk show queen topped the annual Forbes magazine’s Celebrity 100 list once again, beating golf superstar Tiger Woods and Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie.

Soccer star David Beckham - who moved to Los Angeles Galaxy last July in a multi-million dollar deal - made it into the top five for the first time.

The Forbes list is designed to reflect the influence of a celebrity in any one year. It looks at how much a celebrity is paid, and how much press, internet and TV coverage they get.

While ‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling only made it to number nine, she ranked as number one in the highest earners list. The rest of the Celebrity 100 list is compiled of Johnny Depp, Jay-Z and Brad Pitt. Major stars to drop out of the prestigious list include double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, new mom Jessica Alba and superstar singer Elton John, who was last year’s number seven.

Forbes magazine’s 2008 Celebrity 100, top 10:

1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Tiger Woods
3. Angelina Jolie
4. Beyonce Knowles
5. David Beckham
6. Johnny Depp
7. Jay-Z
7. The Police
9. J.K. Rowling
10. Brad Pitt

Is the quiet newlywed Beyonce Knowles already growing a little diva or hip hop mogul inside her tummy? The New York Post is reporting that the singer is pregnant with her first child with rapper Jay-Z. The paper reports confidently that “Pals of the tight-lipped newlyweds say the songbird is expecting the couple’s first child.” Only time will tell if it’s true but a rep for Beyonce saucily responds to the story by saying “I don’t know if she’s pregnant. Let me perform an ultrasound and get back to you.” Please do. That way, we don’t have to read about any more speculations.