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Beyoncé Knowles unveils the new Emporio Armani Diamonds fragrance at Macy's Herald Square in New York.


Any monetary remuneration aside, Beyoncé Knowles gets one major perk from being the celebrity face of Giorgio Armani's Emporio Armani Diamonds fragrance.
Tons, and she means tons, of very expensive clothes, gratis.

"Now that I'm doing these appearances, they bring me racks of clothes — and I get to keep them," she says with a giggle. "All of them. Even the ones I don't wear that day. I have storage here and in Houston — I have to ship a lot of the clothes. It's too many great clothes. I've got no complaints. It's so cool."




How many Armani gowns does she own? Knowles is stumped. "A hundred. A lot? It's very cool."

So is being the first celebrity face of an Armani scent for Knowles, who loves smelling good. "I feel the sexiest after I take a shower, and I have on my lotion and perfume and my pajamas," says the singer. "I feel comfortable, and I feel like I smell good. I love it."

Earlier Thursday, Knowles was mobbed by lines of fans at a meet-and-greet in the Macy's beauty department. She treated each fan, middle-aged women to tween girls, like a long-lost best friend. It's a lesson she learned from Will Smith during a signing with him for the Men in Black soundtrack when she was 15.