Anna Kournikova

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No Botox, Boob Job or Baby for Anna Kournikova

Originally posted 07/10/2008 04:30PM

Ten years ago, she reigned as the unavoidable golden face of pro tennis, but now that Anna Kournikova hasn't played a WTA Tour match in five years, she's enjoying her time away from the limelight – while swatting away some persistent rumors.

"I'm not married, not pregnant, didn't have a boob job, no Botox. What else?" Kournikova, 27, tells Sports Illustrated.

The tennis phenom paved the way for the similarly glamorous likes of Maria Sharapova, but never earned a substantial victory on the courts. She left the sport in 2003, but says she and longtime boyfriend Enrique Iglesias still have to deal with paparazzi and gawking fans.

"Girls look at him. Guys look at me," Kournikova says. "It goes with the job, but it gets annoying when you feel violated. Just take the picture and be done."

As for feeling pressure to always look perfect, the athlete says she doesn't understand that obsession. "Why are people afraid of getting older? You feel wiser. You feel more mature. You feel like you know yourself better," she says. "You would trade that for softer skin? Not me!"
– Michael Y. Park

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'I'm Never Getting Married,' Says Anna Kournikova

Originally posted 04/15/2008 08:30AM

Tennis star Anna Kournikova raced to the finish line during a celebrity relay this weekend, but says Andy Roddick will definitely beat her to the altar.

PEOPLE caught up with Kournikova at the First Annual Nautica South Beach Triathalon and asked about the recent engagement of swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker to tennis' Roddick.

"They're really young, but I hope it works out," she said. And as for her own prospects with boyfriend Enrique Iglesias? "I'm never getting married," she said, adding, "Everything is good."

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Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias Only Joking About Anna Kournikova 'Divorce'

Originally posted 05/30/2007 11:40AM

Lost in translation? Enrique Iglesias sparked a slew of breakup rumors when he told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that he and Anna Kournikova had been secretly married – and were now divorced.

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Anna Kournikova's Katrina Mission

Originally posted 12/30/2005 12:00PM

Tennis star Anna Kournikova, 24, visited Hurricane Katrina victims in Biloxi, Miss., last month on behalf of Boys & Girls Clubs of America. She shared a portion of her trip diary with PEOPLE.

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Missy Elliot Street Wear Faces Royal Ban

Originally posted 02/14/2005 09:00AM

YANKED: Missy Elliott's street wear collection has been pulled from stores in Denmark because its logo was a bit too similar to that of the country's monarch, Queen Margrethe II, the Associated Press reports. The shoes, bags and shirts in the collection carry a logo that consist of a crown on top of the words "Respect" and Missy Elliott's initials "M.E." The queen's logo consists of a crown on top of the letters "M-2-R," with the "R" standing for the Latin word for queen, Regina. A spokesman for the line's manufacturer, Adidas, said the company agreed to remove the clothing from Danish stores, and that the similarity was a "surprise" coincidence.

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