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FIT FOR A QUEEN QUEEN LATIFAH JOINS JENNY CRAIG ON A HEALTHY PATH.(LA.COM)

Article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Article date: January 28, 2008

Byline: STORIES BY EVAN HENERSON

>LA.COM

In last year's hit film "Hairspray," her character was "big, blond and beautiful."

The blond is long gone and, in signing on as the new celebrity face of Jenny Craig, actress/singer Queen Latifah wants to work on the "big." As part of the First Steps campaign, Latifah hopes to lose 5 percent to 10 percent of her body weight and keep it off.

"For me, it's not about a body image thing. I feel pretty confident," the 37-year-old star of "Mad Money" said at a recent press ...

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