The first lady of the United States of America admires Beyoncé. Music legends, such as Stevie Wonder and Bono, adore Beyoncé. Her mother, father, and sister revere Beyoncé.

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I love Beyoncé.

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The first time I watched that video, I stood frozen in awe. This was a few years prior to now, but you feel, hear, and sense the total infatuation that stars even have with Beyoncé. So where does that leave me, a normal twenty-one-year-old, University of Michigan student? I might be a Jewish girl with a mild obsession with Beyoncé, but I’m no Barbra Streisand, I can tell you that.

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When I was growing up, I remember dancing around my room to Beyoncé’s Dangerously in Love bumping on my nineties boom box. I continued to have that giddy feeling at my current age when Beyoncé dropped Lemonade, and I performed similar dance moves, but this time I upgraded to a Beats Pill to listen to Formation. How could someone make me feel the same way at age seven and age twenty-one? Who is this booty crumping, demi-God?

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Many argue that Beyoncé has exceeded her celebrity status, and Beyoncé is now a separate sector of fame and music. According to Forbes Magazine, Beyoncé has a current net worth of over $350 million, and her husband Jay-Z has a net worth of over $850 million. Together, the power couple (well, after Lemonade maybe not so much) has over $1 billion net worth. Some have attributed her fame to the Jay-Z-Beyoncé duo; however, others have flagged her connections to feminism and black power as her catalyst to the top of the celebrity billboard. Beyoncé has wowed fans on a global level and has become a true musical idol.

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The leotard-strutting artist is not just famous.