Cover StoryAmerican Idol: Baby Pictures!

Think Ace & Kellie are cute now? The finalists share their childhood photos

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MANDISA HUNDLEY, 29, ANTIOCH, TENN.

The plus-size contestant (left, at age 2) took Simon's zinger that they'd need "a bigger stage" for her in stride. Still, "I've been trying to watch what I eat," she says. "I'm exercising every day. It's been the biggest struggle of my life, but I know I'll be victorious."

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