Girl Crush: Shakira

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This time around I wanted to feature Shakira, because I've had a new-found appreciation of her as a result of The Voice. I absolutely love her personality, and I think we need to be friends. 

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I admit, I haven't always been a fan of Shakira. Even now, I don't really listen to her music.  But even still, I absolutely adore her as a person. She first started to win me over as a person when I read her interview in Seventeen sometime during junior high. She seemed like such a sweet genuine person, with an amazing outlook on life.

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But it wasn't until she became a coach on this season of The Voice that I really started to like her. I've been able to get a whole better understanding of who she is as a person, and I think she's amazing. She's so sweet and genuine! I also love how protective she is of the people on her team. 

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Not only that, but she's funny. She's sassy and has a little attitude, but it's all in a good way. I loved watching the battle rounds, to see how she would use that sass to help convince people to choose to be on her team. But seriously, in general, she just seems like a fun person to hang out with. 

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Shakira also makes up one half of a very attractive couple (much like Miranda)-- she's currently dating FC Barca player Gerard Pique, and together they have a son. 

Also, like Miranda, it's hard to find pictures of her that aren't super sexualized, but I did my best. Because she has a fabulous personality, so I wanted to highlight more of her natural beauty rather than her body.

Shakira, can we please be friends?

Shakira also has fabulous hair. I feel like this is a recurring theme in the girls featured hair. Maybe I need a hair crush feature... just kidding

The second and third photo are shot by Marc Baptiste. The other pictures are by Jaume de Laiguana (though the first picture is a different photoshoot).