Madonna, also known as 'The Material Girl' is said to be the most influential person in pop culture.
Her controversial S*x book, which featured n*ked photos of the Queen of Pop, was so popular that a re-print had to be ordered within 48 hours.
She worked as a cheerleader in her high school.
She holds the Guinness World Record of 'the most successful female recording artist of all time'. She has sold over 200 million records worldwide.
In 1992, she was offered for the role of 'catwoman' in the 'Batman' film, but she rejected the offer.
She hates the orange color.
She suffers from 'brontophobia' - a fear of thunder.
She always wanted to become ballet dancer.
She was paid US$5 million by Pepsi to film a commercial that never even aired.
Madonna has won 5 grammys but has been nominated for 18 times.
In 2002, she was ranked No.1 on VH1's "100 Se*iest Artists".
Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion and Mark Wahlberg are her distant relatives.