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Feb 07 2012 06:00 PM ET

Padma Lakshmi Credits Boxing, Sweating for Her Flawless Skin

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She’s sampled chili, pancakes and a whole lot of steak on this season’s Top Chef, but Padma Lakshmi is miraculously avoiding weight gain and breakouts. How? By boxing. “A poet introduced me to it,” she tells PEOPLE of the sport, which she’s practiced for 10 years. “I just found it was a great workout, very gratifying.”

Lakshmi — who hits the gym two to three times per week with a trainer, and uses the speed bag, jumps rope and does calisthenics — credits boxing with her trim figure, as well as her glowing skin. “I think that sweating a lot and getting your circulation going influences your skin a lot, and helps everything rejuvenate itself,” she shares. (Regular facials, some Shiseido foaming face wash and a light moisturizer help, too.)

The former model showcases that skin — and her best boxing form — in Danskin’s “Move for Change” campaign, which also features Hilary Duff, Jenny McCarthy and Christie Brinkley. “The photo shoot was great,” she says. “It turned out to be a fun day.”

Nov 18 2011 04:30 PM ET

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Kristin Cavallari: I ‘Don’t Think’ I’ll Get Botox

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She’s only 24 years old, but Kristin Cavallari definitely thinks about the future … of her face. “No one’s ever told me I needed to get a facelift or anything,” she tells xojane.com. “Never say never, but I don’t think I’ll ever get Botox because we don’t know the long-term side effects, and I just don’t think that can be good for you.”

In fact, the starlet has yet to cosmetically alter herself at all … teeth excluded. “The most I’ve done is Crest Whitestrips,” she jokes.

Cavallari, a practicing vegan (“Realistically it happens 50 percent of the time,” she says) who hits the gym at least four times a week, says she “craves” healthy food. “If I don’t eat healthy food I don’t feel good,” she shares.

The starlet admits that her workouts — combined with a light diet and intense Dancing with the Stars training — did once take their toll. “At one point I got too skinny and my manager had to say something to me,” she reveals. But with DWTS behind her and a trainer helping her with cardio and weightlifting three times per week, she’s on a healthier track.

Oct 20 2011 01:30 PM ET

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Biggest Beauty Secret? Sleep!

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We know how she got that rockin’ bikini body, but how does Gwyneth Paltrow maintain her outer glow?

“For me, sleep is a major thing,” she said Saturday during an appearance on Ask Dr. Brandt on Sirius XM Radio. “I don’t always get it, and when I don’t, I look like I’ve been hit by a truck.”

Other beauty secrets Paltrow lives by include drinking lots of water, taking vitamins “religiously” and having at least one cup of coffee — with almond milk — each morning. She follows that with a glass of homemade green juice, consisting of kale and her favorite farmer’s market goodies, and eats a lean protein with veggies for lunch. But she allows herself to cheat once in a while.
“Dinner is where I really go off the rails,” she admitted, saying that when she eats out she indulges in French fries and red wine. But at home, she cooks healthfully for her family, and tries to avoid gluten and dairy.

Sep 07 2011 01:30 PM ET

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Lady Gaga Goes Sans Makeup for ‘Harper’s Bazaar’

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She’s generally all about costumes and alter egos, but in the October issue of Harper’s Bazaar, Lady Gaga proves she’s just as fierce without all the props. “Whether I’m wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I’m always the same person inside,” she tells the magazine, posing barefaced on the cover. “I think what has been lovely about my relationship with the public is that they expect something unexpected from me.”

And despite managing to consistently shock fans and critics with her getups — she even sported protrusions on her cheekbones last time she graced the cover of the mag — when it comes to her own self-image, she says she’s quite comfortable in her own skin. “I’m very free-spirited,” she says. “Even when I was a kid, I used to run around naked with the babysitter, driving her crazy.”

When the star isn’t running around the world or making a statement on the dance floor, she stays in shape with other activities. “I do yoga, I do Bikram and I run, and I eat really healthy. You know, my work sort of feeds me. I keep in shape by working hard.”

Aug 23 2011 10:30 AM ET

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EXCLUSIVE: Victoria’s Secret Models Make Sweating Look Sexy

Working out has never looked so sexy! Victoria’s Secret made summer even hotter with their knockout swimwear collection and now, the line is making working up a sweat a lot more chic with the launch of the new VSX Sexy Sport collection, a line of flattering athletic wear including yoga pants, capri and low-rise pants and supportive sports bras, all designed to combine high performance with looking good at the gym.

In the video above, Victoria’s Secret models flaunt their toned physiques while showing off some pieces from the new collection. “The VSX collection is great because it’s stylish and functional,” model Erin Heatherton tells PEOPLE. “Victoria’s Secret are bra experts, so I’m very excited that they are now offering sports bras … that keep me comfortable during my workout!”

Aug 10 2011 09:30 AM ET

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Hilary Duff and Padma Lakshmi Make a ‘Move for Change’

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Work it, ladies! Hilary Duff and Top Chef‘s Padma Lakshmi are breaking a sweat with Jenny McCarthy and Christie Brinkley in Danskin’s new “Move for Change” campaign, which debuts in magazines this fall.

Sporting looks from Danskin’s activewear line, each woman is photographed doing her daily fitness routine: Duff hits the trails; Lakshmi throws punches in the ring; McCarthy practices yoga; and Brinkley dances on stage in Chicago. The hope is that the campaign will show women everywhere that they can easily be fit and fabulous and follow a healthy lifestyle.

“The Danskin campaign is women of all ages — 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s — what they like to do to stay in shape and how they keep fit in mind, body and soul,” Duff said in a statement. And according to Lakshmi, the gear itself is timeless, too. “Danskin is a great brand that we’ve all grown up with,” she added.

To promote its healthy (and helpful) message, Danskin is donating money to each star’s favorite cause, too, including Duff’s Blessings in a Backpack, Lakshmi’s Endometriosis Foundation of America, McCarthy’s Generation Rescue and Brinkley’s Ellen P. Hermanson Foundation.

For more from the campaign, visit DanskinMove.com.

–Kate Hogan

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Aug 09 2011 10:30 AM ET

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Anne V on Her Bikini Bod and Getting ‘Sexual’ with Kellan Lutz

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It’s safe to say that Anne V is having a moment. After steaming up the pages of Sports Illustrated‘s swimsuit issue seven years in a row, she’s nabbed fashion campaigns alongside Gabriel Aubry and actor-turned-designer, Kellan Lutz.

And though she’s professionally good looking, the 25-year-old model still wrestles with bouts of insecurity. “There is a certain weight I feel comfortable in,” she tells PEOPLE. “The thing is, with Sports Illustrated, they want the whole voluptuous, soft body. Sometimes I’m not comfortable with that.” Her remedy? A spray tan, last minute toning and a healthy dose of confidence. “You can be the most beautiful girl in the world,” she says, “but without confidence, no one will notice you.”

That self-assuredness came into play while posing alongside Lutz in the racy Abbot + Main by Dylan George ad campaign. “Our shoot was a little sexual,” she admits, relying on her actor’s instinct to convey the mood. “It’s great working with an actor, because the theme of the shoot was what it was,” she says. “He put his whole heart in it.”
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