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Christina Aguilera is all woman: this singer has gone from a pop princess to an uberfemale powerhouse who calls her own shots. And though she spills a lot on her latest chart-topping album, Back to Basics, she saved some juicy scoop just for Cosmo.(COSMO NEWS: interview)(Interview)(Cover story)

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Christina Aguilera has always had retro about her, and when she shows up for her Cosmo interview at Manhattan's celeb-studded Hotel Gansevoort, that aspect is definitely there. From the neck up, she looks one hundred percent old Hollywood, with a preened head of platinum-blond hair, screen-siren red lips, and alabaster skin. But from the neck down, she's pure new Hollywood--in skinny jeans, a tank, and a teeny cardigan, all of which show off her petite yet curvy figure.

The 25-year-old singer seems stuck between two eras, which is coincidentally (or perhaps not so coincidentally) the theme of her latest album, Back to Basics. The first disc of the two-disc set is ...

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