9.Destiny’sChild:IndependentWomenThoughtheoccasionalcomparisonstotheSupremesarehyperbolic1,tosaytheleast2,theriseofDestinysChildhasbeensimilarlymeteoric3.DestinysChildssuccesshasbeenfueledmostlybyhardworkandanindefatigable4spirit.Almostadecadeintoitsexistence,thequartet5--whosemembersarestillintheirteens--exhibitsasolidprofessionalismcomparabletothatofveteranstwicetheirage.TheDestinysChildstorybeginsinHouston,where8-year-oldsBeyoncéKnowles,andLaTaviaRobersonmetwhileauditioning6foralocalchildrensgroup.SoonKnowles,Roberson,andKnowlescousin,KellyRowland,werespendingtheirafternoonsstudyingvideotapesoftheSupremesandtheJackson5,tryingtomimictheMotowngroupschoreography7.Twoyearslater,LaToyaLucketthookedupwith8theambitiousgrade-schoolers,and,withheraddition9,thegroupdiscoveredtheyhadaspecialchemistry.Dubbing10themselvesDestinysChild,thefledgl