| | .: Quick facts - Basics :. | Name: Tenitra Michelle Williams
Nickname: Mi' Chelle My Belle
Birthdate: July 23, 1980
Birth Place: Rockford, Illinois
Height: unknown 
| .: Quick facts - Favorites :. | Favorite Celebrity: Morris Chestnut
Favorite Song: "Hard to say I'm sorry" and "Hard Habit to Break"
Favorite Car: unknown
Favorite Holliday: Christmas |   
There are so many photos of Michelle in our photo archive, but the one photo album that stands out the most is 'Becoming Destiny's Child'. It includes photos of the young Michelle and her fellow band mates on their road to become the stars that they are today. Check it out! 
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| Favorite Cartoon: Jem
Favorite Ice Cream: Haagen Daaz Vanilla
Favorite Flower: African Violet
Favorite Perfume: Issey Miyake
Favorite Food: Greens, Mac-n-cheese, sweet potatoes, jiffy cornbread
Favorite Cities: Houston
Favorite Movie: Shaft
Favorite Book: Knight in Shining Armor
Pets: None | | .: Michelle's Short Biography :. | "My being with Destiny's Child is a blessing from God," says Michelle, who literally happened to be in the right place at the right moment.
She started singing in church as a child (her first solo was "Blessed Assurance" at age 7 or 8), and had always aspired to a career in show business. After high school, she studied criminal justice and accounting for two years at a college, but in the summer of 1999, took advantage of an opportunity to sing backup for Monica.
She met Kelly and Beyonce in the lobby of an Atlanta hotel. Months later Beyonce asked an acquaintance if he knew anyone who could sing for a possible spot with DC, and the person referred her to Michelle.
Before she knew what was really happening, Michelle was on a plane to Houston, where she sang for Kelly, Beyonce, and the Knowles. That was in January 2000 and by February she was already shooting "Say My Name" video.
Michelle says she is blessed to have the support of her parents, Anita Williams, a missionary, and her father, Dennis Williams, who is assistant manager for a financial firm ... |
