Shakira Wants to Fight Poverty and Offer Escapism
Gavin Martin, Daily Mirror, 4 December 2009
SHAKIRA'S THE 50 million-selling pocket-sized Colombian superstar whose high-profile charity work, runaway international success and eye-boggling performances comprise a perfect combination of brain power and unquestionable bodily beauty.
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