BEYONCE KNOWLES - BEYONCE IS TOP MOBO WINNER

Superstar BEYONCE KNOWLES won three prizes at the Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards last night (20SEP06), including Best International Female. The ex-DESTINY'S CHILD singer also won Best Song and Best Video for her hit DEJA VU, which features her boyfriend JAY-Z, at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony in London. Neither Knowles nor Jay-Z, who was named Best International Male, were at the event. British singer CORINNE BAILEY-RAE took home two awards - for Best UK Female and Best UK Newcomer. Other winners included RIHANNA, who won the Best R+B prize, and THE BLACK EYED PEAS, who were named Best Group. The full list of winners is: Best Group - THE BLACK EYED PEAS Best Song - DEJA VU by BEYONCE KNOWLES FT JAY-Z Best UK Female - CORINNE BAILEY-RAE Best International Female - BEYONCE KNOWLES Best UK Male - LEMAR Best International Male - JAY-Z Best UK Newcomer - CORINNE BAILEY-RAE Best Video - DEJA VU by BEYONCE KNOWLES FT JAY-Z Best Hip-Hop - AKALA Best R+B - RIHANNA Best Reggae - SEAN PAUL Best DJ - STEVE SUTHERLAND.