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"Jordin Sparks&amp;apos; jaw-dropping new bikini body is definitely something to sing about.\r\nDuring a recent getaway to the Bahamas with boyfriend Jason Derulo, the singer/actress showed off her 50 pound weight loss -- which she first debuted last summer -- in a sexy, printed bandeau top and black bikini bottoms.\r\nEarlier this summer, the Sparkle star, 22, opened up to Us Weekly about how she lost the weight -- and how she&amp;apos;s successfully kept it off.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;There is no secret,&amp;quot; the Season Five American Idol champ explained &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s just better eating and working out! It&amp;apos;s definitely a daily thing.&amp;quot;\r\nOne of her favorite ways to stay fit is with high-energy dance classes like Zumba.\r\n&amp;quot;My mom&amp;apos;s best friend is a Zumba instructor and I loved it,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I started with walking then went to jogging and then Zumba.&amp;quot; In addition to her cardio-heavy classes, &amp;quot;I started [working with a trainer] and we did 30 minutes of circuit training,&amp;quot; Sparks revealed. &amp;quot;So I didn&amp;apos;t feel like I needed to be in the gym for two hours.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nSparks&amp;apos; hard work has paid off big time; this summer, the pop star donned a bright blue bikini on the cover of August&amp;apos;s Shape magazine.\r\n&amp;quot;I could only dream of having a cover and looking like that,&amp;quot; she told Us. &amp;quot;I thought, &amp;apos;I did it!&amp;apos; I had to walk back to my dressing room and . . . pull myself together because I was overwhelmed. I cried. I shed a little tear.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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