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Singer Britney Spears performs in concert on July 31, 1999 at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal Ci...
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It’s Britney(‘s Birthday), Bitch!

We’re celebrating this Millennial icon by revisiting her most iconic moments.

by Jamie Kenney
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On this day, 41 years ago, a Queen was born in McComb, Mississippi. Britney Jean Spears has been entertaining us for 30 years, and so we thought it only fitting to celebrate her big day with some of her most iconic moments.

Britney had dabbled in celebrity as a young child — Star Search, the Mickey Mouse Club — but truly catapulted to fame with the 1999 mega-hit “...Baby One More Time.” (Admit it: you still know the choreography.)Vevo
Whomst among us will ever forget Britney sashaying on stage with a python during her performance of “I’m A Slave 4 U” at the 2001 VMAs.Kevin Kane/WireImage/Getty Images
Britney and then beau Justin Timberlake at the 2001 American Music Awards. I can confidently say that my generation never looked at denim the same way again.Frank Trapper/Corbis Entertainment/Getty Images
When I tell you how we lost our collective minds over this kiss between two icons...Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images
Maybe this is a bit esoteric, but there was truly nothing quite like Britney being absolutely done with Tucker Carlson in this 2003 interview. #PepsiIsPepsiYouTube
“Toxic” era Britney, seen here performing during the The Onyx Hotel Tour, is the icon we never deserved and will remain grateful for until the end of our days.Paul Bergen/Redferns/Getty Images
Ah, the Circus tour. #Symbolism #TheCircusWasHerLife #StillAnAbsoluteBangerMartin Philbey/Redferns/Getty Images
On top of being pop royalty, Britney is also mom to two boys — Sean and Jayden — proving that being a mom isn’t incompatible with being cool as hell. She has been open about the fact that motherhood isn’t always easy, but is unwavering in her love for her “independent little men.”Gregg DeGuire/WireImage/Getty Images
Britney was placed under a conservatorship managed by her father, Jamie, and attorney Andrew Wallet, for 13 years. Fans rallied around her, and the #FreeBritney movement prompted public discussion about conservatorship abuse.Shannon Finney/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images
In June of this year, Britney found her happily ever after when she wed long-time boyfriend Sam Asghari at a star-studded ceremony at their home in Thousand Oaks, California.Kevin Ostajewski/Shutterstock.

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