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Hilary Swank's Fitness Secret: Good Genes | Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank's Fitness Secret: Good Genes

Originally posted 09/30/2007 06:50PM

Hilary Swank credits her slender fitness to simple, good genes.

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How They Lost 100lbs!

100 lbs. Lighter: Ready For The Beach!

Originally posted 05/10/2007 12:00PM

What woman in her right mind actually likes trying on bathing suits? And yet when these six arrived at a downtown Manhattan studio to be photographed for our cover story, they were astonishingly comfortable as they ditched their street clothes and – while cheering each other on – slipped into suits that ranged from skimpy to skimpier. "It really takes a woman who has been big before and lost weight to understand that feeling good in a bathing suit is a wonderful, special thing," says Monica King. "It was a very powerful moment."

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COVER STORY: Tyra Speaks Out About Her Weight | Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks

COVER STORY: Tyra Banks Speaks Out About Her Weight

Originally posted 01/24/2007 04:40PM

On her hit show America's Next Top Model, Tyra Banks has always stressed the importance of body confidence – but it still hurt when tabloids ran an unflattering photo of her in a bathing suit under headlines that screamed, "America's Next Top Waddle" and "Tyra Porkchop."

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Victoria Beckham: 'I Look Awful Naked' | Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham: 'I Look Awful Naked'

Originally posted 10/09/2006 12:15PM

She may be known for her slim physique, but Victoria Beckham thinks she looks "really awful naked."

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How Tina Yothers Got Bikini-Ready

Tina Yothers: I'm Ready to Wear a Bikini

Originally posted 10/05/2006 04:55PM

Even after losing 42 lbs., dropping five dress sizes and winning the fourth season of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club, Tina Yothers still didn’t realize how much her body had changed – until she tried to toast her victory at one of her favorite L.A. eateries, In-N-Out Burger.

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Petra Nemcova: My Brutal Diet Past | Petra Nemcova

Petra Nemcova: My Brutal Diet Past

Originally posted 09/21/2006 08:05AM

Model Petra Nemcova knows what it's like to struggle to be a size zero in order to stay on the runway – and says she went on brutal diets and even took laxatives to stay thin.

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Scarlett Johansson: I Love My Curves | Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson: I Love My Curves

Originally posted 09/19/2006 08:40AM

Scarlett Johansson, who admits she prefers Snickers to Milky Way ("I like peanuts," she says), doesn't worry about having a waifish figure. "I'm curvy – I'm never going to be 5' 11" and 120 pounds," she says. "But I feel lucky to have what I've got."

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Nicole Richie: 'I Think I Look Okay' | Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie: 'I Think I Look Okay'

Originally posted 09/12/2006 04:00PM

Nicole Richie admits in a new interview that in some pictures she "definitely" looks too thin, but insists that when she looks in the mirror, "I think I look okay."

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Janet: 'I Could Not Believe How Big I Was' | Janet Jackson

Janet: 'I Could Not Believe How Big I Was'

Originally posted 09/12/2006 09:00AM

Janet Jackson's dramatic weight gain – a reported 60 lbs., which she has since lost – gave even her pause, she admits.

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Singer Sara Evans Shapes Up | Sara Evans

Singer Sara Evans Shapes Up

Originally posted 09/10/2006 11:25AM

Country star Sara Evans knew she had to shape up before she could sashay on this season's Dancing with the Stars (premiering Sept. 12) – so in between raising three kids with her husband, and touring with her band, Evans worked out with a trainer at home in Nashville.

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