The Reigning Booty Queens9 Stars Who Were All About That Bass Way Before Kim Kardashian, Iggy Azalea and Nicki Minaj

Jennifer Lopez

Of course, no list of booty queens is complete without Jennifer Lopez—even though she recently embraced the younger generation, as seen by her single “Booty,” which features Iggy Azalea.

When asked about body image in 2005, J. Lo explained to Cosmo that, as an adult, she always felt comfortable with her body—and this was almost a decade before Vogue declared it a trend.

“I was heavy, but as I grew up and dropped the baby fat, I felt confident. I started looking more like the voluptuous women I grew up with who I thought were beautiful—my mom and my aunts,” she said.

“So when I went to Hollywood and everybody was very small, I never thought I looked bad. I never felt fat.”

Beyoncé

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Beyoncé is all about the backside—it was Destiny’s Child, after all, who had the word “Bootylicious” added to the dictionary!

Shakira

It’s been more than 12 years since the world was introduced to Shakira.

More importantly, it’s been about eight since the belly-dancing goddess taught us a very, very important lesson—that her Hips Don’t Lie!

Amber Rose

Even Kanye West had eyes for other booties before Kim Kardashian came around!

Model Amber Rose—who dated the rapper from 2008 to 2010—has been a proud supporter of the booty movement throughout her entire career!

Lady Gaga

Miley Cyrus may have had the most famous backside of the 2013 VMAs, which makes it easy to forget that Lady Gaga opened the show in nothing but a thong!

Before every pop artist—Miley, Ariana Grande and the like—were skipping pants and wearing leotards and bodysuits, those butt-baring outfits were a regular part of Mother Monster’s wardrobe!

Sofia Vergara

Sofia Vergara once joked that people were way too focused on her boobs—and as a result, they were missing out on her rockin’ tush.

But that’s not necessarily the truth—as the Modern Family star’s assets have been getting attention since her early days as a model in the 80s and 90s!

Coco

For as long as she’s been in the spotlight—not only as a model but also as Ice-T’s wife—Coco Austin’s butt has received a lot of attention… Until Kim came around and stole the spotlight!

“I’ve been a booty girl before the Kardashians,” she told E! in 2011. “I mean the Kardashians just happen to be on E!, but really before the show came on it was nothing but Coco talk—if my butt is real or not! I’ve been in the picture for 10 years!”

Venus and Serena Williams

These days, #belfie queen Jen Selter has everyone dropping everything to do squats—but which we’re sure is entertaining to Venus and Serena Williams— two lifelong athletes who have never been afraid to rock what they got in tiny tennis skirts!