+ Gave birth to baby daughter named Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon ('Lola Leon') . The father is actor/fitness instructor Carlos Leon. [14 October 1996]

+ Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]

+ High school cheerleader of the “Fighting Beavers”.

+ Her daughter Lourdes was named as a tribute to Madonna's mother, who wanted to visit Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary, the Madonna, appeared in 1858, but died before doing so.

+ Ex-owner of Maverick Records label (1992-2008).

+ Graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 1976. Studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts, and won a scholarship to study modern dance and drama for 3 semesters at the University of Michigan.

+ One of 8 siblings. Her mother died of breast cancer on December 1st, 1963.

+ Her infamous 1994 appearance on “Late Show with David Letterman” (1993) had her saying the "f" word 13 times.

+ Has an IQ of 140!

+ Her birthday is also the anniversary of Elvis Presley`s death.

+ Born at 7:05 AM MST.

+ On January 25, 1989, Madonna had a $5 million contract with Pepsi to promote their product as well as cross-promote her new album, "Like a Prayer". However, on March 3, when the video for the first single, "Like a Prayer", was released, it caused international controversy, with images of burning crosses, murder, and racism, and Pepsi soon retracted their contract, after March 2, when the 2-minute commercial was only viewed once, during _"The Cosby Show" (1984)_. The single later soared to Number 1 on the charts and stayed there for 3 weeks. She later thanked Pepsi for creating such controversy.

+ Gwyneth Paltrow was the Maid of Honor at her wedding to Guy Ritchie.

+ Her father is Italian, her mother was French-Canadian.

+ In October 2000, Madonna won her fight against a cybersquatter using the domain name madonna.com to operate a pornography website. The UN World Intellectual Property Organization found that site operator Dan Parisi "lacks rights or legitimate interests in the domain name." Parisi claims that he was in the process of handing over the rights to the domain name to a US hospital, Madonna Rehabilitation, which has the domain name madonna.org, when the case started.

+ In November 2000, she held a live concert at the Brixton Academy in London which was broadcast over the Internet. A record nine million people watched the event, making it the largest live webcast of all time.

+ Her mother was born on July 11, 1932.

+ Her song 'Little star' is dedicated to her daughter Lourdes

+ Madonna and Celine Dion share the same French-Canadian heritage through a common ancestor named Zacharie Cloutier.

+ Her parents were married at Visitation Catholic Church in Bay City, Michigan on July 2, 1955.

+ Her first children's book, "The English Roses", was published in September, 2003.

+ Ranked #8 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

+ Her wedding dress for her 2000 wedding to director Guy Ritchie was designed by her friend Stella MacCartney .

+ Is good friends with Bjork, who also wrote the song 'Bedtime Story' for her 1994 album, Bedtime Stories.

+ She is a fan of Katharine Hepburn.

+ Siblings: Martin (1957), Anthony (1956), Christopher (1960), Paula (1959), Melanie (1962), Mario (1969) and Jennifer (1968).

+ Her song "La Isla Bonita" (1986) was inspired by a visit she made to San Pedro with her then-husband Sean Penn.

+ A fan of the film Grey Gardens (1975).

+ Once had two pets named Chiquita (chichuahua) and Pepito (bull terrier).

+ Was born at Bay City Mercy Hospital in Bay City, Michigan.

+ Her son, Rocco Ritchie, with Ritchie, was born by emergency C-section - 3 weeks early. [11 August 2000]

+ Turned down the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman in "Batman Returns" (1992) .

+ Was Prince's first choice for the role of the Kid's angelic muse Aura in his movie musical Graffiti Bridge (1990). She turned it down, brazenly telling him "the screenplay was awful." When it was finally released in theaters, the movie was a critical and commercial bomb.

+ Is a big fan of Kylie and Dannii Minogue

+ Is a distant cousin of Gwen Stefani. Gwen's great-aunt's mother-in-law shares the same last name with Madonna.

+ Favorite Designers: Dolce & Gabbana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Betsy Johnson, Gianni Versace, Stella McCartney, Maripol.

+ Fell off a horse on her country estate in England, sustaining numerous injuries. [August 16, 2005, her birthday]

+ Motherhood has inspired her to write a number of critically-acclaimed children's books: "The Adventures of Abdi", "The English Roses", "Lotsa de Casha", "Mr. Peabody's Apples" and "Yakov and the Seven Thieves". All have become international best-sellers and earned her praise for the morals woven into the stories.

+ Is strongly Pro-Life. She was even in anti-abortion ads in the UK.

+ Has two songs with the same title on two different albums: "Forbidden Love" which was included in her "Bedtime Stories" album; and "Forbidden Love" which was a track on her "Confessions on a Dance Floor" album. Although both songs have the same title, they are two totally different tracks.

+ The first song she ever wrote before she became famous was a song called "Tell the Truth".

+ Nicknames her daughter Lourdes "Lola".

+ Her favorite flowers are white roses.

+ Was first introduced to her ex-husband Guy Ritchie by Sting & Trudie Styler at their Country Estate. Sting was later made godfather of their first born son Rocco Ritchie.

+ Her father and stepmother, Silvio & Joan Ciccone, own and operate the award-winning Ciccone Vineyard and Winery in Suttons Bay, Michigan, just outside of Traverse City.

+ In 2002, Madonna performed the theme song to the James Bond film Die Another Day, a worldwide top-ten hit (number eight on the Billboard Hot 100). She also had a cameo in the film as a fencing instructor named Verity. The song was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and was also nominated for a Golden Raspberry for Worst Song.

+ Is now dating Brazilian model Jesus Luz. The two met at a photoshoot in Brazil. "Blame It On Rio", as it was called, captured Madonna in the company of several men for a portfolio in "W" magazine, (quite reminiscent of her "Blond Ambition" era) as well as a few shots of Madonna and Jesus. Since December 2008, when the photos for the shoot were taken, Jesus has been spotted  accompanying Madonna and her children on a few occasions.

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