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Ancestry

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Some websites cite her as a descendant of Karl Marx. Does this qualify her as being of part German descent? Or at least having German ancestry? http://metro.co.uk/2010/02/25/victoria-beckhams-communist-background-as-alien-ancestry-revealed-130128/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1041751/Poshs-proletariat-past-Victoria-Beckham-descended-Communist-comrade-Karl-Marx.html 74.32.24.180 (talk) 06:40, 18 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: they don't say she was descended from Marx, but from the far less notable Carl Heinrich Pfaender. I doubt this is worth a mention. --Stfg (talk) 14:21, 18 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh okay. I wasn't expecting it to be mentioned I was just curious and this seemed like the place to ask. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.32.22.222 (talk) 00:15, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The reason her 'ancestry' keeps coming up, in my opinion, is because of the first picture from 2010, less photogenic of her. It should be replaced. And a family picture that includes their two sons would be great, later in the article. — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 21:51, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Then she could could be part Jewish, which would explain her complexion. 86.149.128.202 (talk) 00:52, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What you said doesn't make a lick of sense. You are a very foolish person. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.224.198.189 (talk) 07:49, 22 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request to add to Power and Influence Heading

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I am a student at California State University of Fullerton and our class is doing a Wikipedia assignment on editing Wikipedia articles. I wanted to request to add on some more information on Mrs. Beckham's Power and influence heading. I also wanted to created a subheading (6.1 UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador), to allow readers to acknowledge her active participation as an ambassador. I also wanted to add to her banbossy excerpt to show her contributions to the campaign.
Here is what I'd like to add:

On September 25, 2014, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS appointed Beckham as UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador. The announcement was made at an event held during the 69th United Nations General Assembly in New York. Michel Sidibé spoke out, stating “I dream of a generation free from HIV and I know that Victoria’s support will help us achieve this shared goal. Her creativity, innovation and outreach will amplify our efforts and bring us one important step closer towards ending the AIDS epidemic.” It is noted that Beckham will be working towards the goal of making sure children are born free from HIV, and that measures are taken in ensuring women and children who are currently affected by HIV, to have access to proper medicine and care. Due to being a patron of the Elton John AIDS Foundation for 20 years[1], Beckham has already worked with a lot of different AIDS charities. After being appointed, she had stated “This is the beginning of an important journey for me. As a woman and a mother I have a responsibility to support other women. I am proud and honoured to be working with UNAIDS in this new role to help to raise resources and awareness to support and empower women and children affected by HIV.” [2]

In September 2015, Beckham made her third [3] official speech during the first day at the UN’s Social Good Summit as her newly appointed title. She was also awarded the Fashion 4 Development Award for her work with UNAIDS and commitment to raising awareness on HIV during the Fashion 4 Development annual First Ladies Luncheon.[4]

On March 10, 2014, after joining Ban Bossy, Beckham tweeted a quote by her from the campaign: “It is thought provoking that a man in charge may be described as commanding, however a woman in the same situation may be called bossy”[5], then captioning the tweet with an empowering message: “#banbossy Encourage girls to lead”[6] and encouraging others to join her.

[1] "Victoria Beckham Speaks At The UN’s Social Good Summit". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
[2] "UNAIDS appoints Victoria Beckham as International Goodwill Ambassador | UNAIDS". www.unaids.org. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
[3] "Victoria Beckham Speaks At The UN’s Social Good Summit". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
[4] "UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Victoria Beckham receives Fashion 4 Development Award | UNAIDS". www.unaids.org. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
[5] "Ban Bossy. Encourage Girls to Lead.". banbossy.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
[6] "Victoria Beckham on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-03-09. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Irdexterreed (talk • contribs) 20:53, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Artificial breasts?

No mention of her widely publicised "breast enhancements" (enhanced by the insertion of small silicone slabs). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.175.56.95 (talk) 18:17, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Full Stop

"Full Stop" was not a promotional single. It was leaked onto the internet as part of the fan-titled "Open Your Eyes" album. A few radio stations played the song to generate buzz, but Victoria had no plans to return to music. EW mistakenly reported it as a comeback. Also, the rapper on the song is not Nas. He has not been identified. Entry removed from her discography, and EW article removed as a source - incorrect information.