Shakira - Latest News, Facts and Quotes

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LATEST NEWS

10-11-05 - Shoulders up! So you want to get the look of Shakira? A recent article from Knight Ridder News Service reveals this as a guide:

Hair: Want her cutesy ringlets? Leslie Munsell Dubin, co-owner of Van Michael Miami Salon in Miami Beach, who has styled Shakira, tells you how: "Use a wide curling iron and curl small sections at a time, spraying each piece first with a thermal protecting hair spray (like Aveda Brilliant) that protects, holds and adds shine to the hair."

Makeup: "Always begin with fresh skin that is perfected with concealer, not foundation or powder. Shakira doesn't have time for that." To create her sultry, strong gaze, sweep one wash of Glominerals Harvest shadow across lids and apply a cream colored liner along the roots of lashes.

Next, highlight tops of cheekbones with a cream shimmer (Nars' The Multiple Multi-Purpose Stick in Copacabana). For a natural flush, dab a bit of sheer cream to apples of cheeks (Aveda's Cheek Tint in Bronze Patina).

Keep lips close to the color of the skin for a nude, beige look (combine Mac's Siss Lipstick with Aveda's Kamara Fruit Lip Glaze).

9-10-05 - Shakira has gained alot of popularity, fame and money over the past decade but she has not forgotten her modest Colombian roots. She is now paying to have a brand new school built in her home town Barranquilla, Colombia. The funds to be poured into the poverty-stricken area will come from her own charity the Barefeet Foundation.

9-2-05 - Shakira has been nominated for SIX MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, including artist of the year and best female artist. She tops the list of noms, and is slated to perform at the event on 10-20-05 in Mexico City. Catch the telecast live on MTV2.

8-29-05 - Don't have time to watch the "La Tortura" video on T.V. or on your computer? Not even a laptop? Not even a wireless laptop?? Well don't fret. Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless service provider, announced today the exclusive debut of that video on their V CAST tool (a $15 add-on to Verizon Wireless customers).

In addition to the video, two ring tone versions of the hit song "La Tortura" plus a Ringback Tone are also available exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers. Mucho Caliente!

Did you know?

• Shakira="Full Woman of Grace" in Arabic
• Shakira="Goddess Of Light" in Hindi
• believes her eyes (color=coal black) are the best looking feature, even though she believes the most beautiful part of her is her brain. She uses them well
• she does not like her ears definitely, and her hands somewhat.
• she has an IQ of 140
• she does not smoke, drink alcohol (compare her career prognosis to Pink!), or swear.
• she doesn't eat candy, but loves chocolate - but she likes dark chocolate the least.
• Shakira's level of insecurity and her batch of confidence is a "very exotic mix" according to her.
• is she sporty? Well she loves and practices swimming and cycling. She was also an Olympic gymnist when younger for two years at Atlantic Coldeportes.
• she loves her family the most, and refers to her mom as her best friend.
• one of her brothers died in a motorcycle accident when she was 2. He was struck by a drunk driver's car.
• favorite figures: Gloria Estefan, Oriana Falacci, and Jesus Christ. Her favorite actor is Hugh Grant (no he's not Hispanic).
• Her hobbies are cooking and painting, and she likes to do both on eggs.
• She loves the beach and wants her marriage to be by the beach.
• She's disciplined, a perfectionist and wants things done her way. However, she tends to be disorganized. Sounds like the exact traits of me.
• She would write on her tombstone: "Here lies the woman whom wished to do many things but time didn't allow it". Small grammar error, but still neat.
• Hates putting on make-up but she quotes: "I don't go out without make up. I'm a woman, you know."

Shakira Quotes:

"I never want to forget where I come from. I'm very proud to be Colombian and very proud of my city Barranquilla."

"I don't like to explode. When something explodes, nothing is left but ashes."

"I'm Colombian and nothing will change that."

"If I could, I'd live in nude, like Eve in paradise."

"There is a fine line between being sensual and sexual. From the N to the X there are, like, 10 or 11 letters, a pretty long distance, and I want to stay on this side, close to the N."

"I remember the first time I saw him. I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit' video and instantly fell in love with him, even though I couldn't see his face. I just wanted to see his face so much. After weeks of finding out anything I could about Nirvana, I saw his face — and he had a face like an angel. I loved him. He was my platonic love.” - on Kurt Cobain

"Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself."

"Art is a window on our subconcience."

"I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart."

"I'm so insecure! Ask anybody. I'm a sack of insecurities, But I'm also a sack of confidence, so it's a very exotic mix."

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