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I'm very self conscious in a bikini, and I would never get my tummy out onstage.

Why do women always get pointed at for their bodies?

There are a lot of different beliefs for tightening up your core. I think just being conscious of it and being aware to engage your muscles will help any woman's tummy get in shape.

I don't prepare for wearing a bikini; I always have a bit of a tummy.

The girls want to see the rips on your stomach - they like that.

A lot of women lose definition around their waist as they get older, which can mean their bottom half can look shapeless.

I always felt, even before I got pregnant, that it's better to accentuate your curves. A lot of women try to tuck their butt in or kind of slouch because they're trying to hide. Obviously, you can't suck it in, but it's important to really show off the belly.

We have women working in the foundries, stripped to the waist, if you please, because of the heat.

I wish I could view the belly that oozes over the top of my pants as a badge of maternal honor. I do try. I make sure that the women whose looks I admire all have sufficient fat reserves to survive a famine, and I make a lot of snide comments about the skeletal likes of Lara Flynn Boyle and Paris Hilton.