Singer Rihanna refuses to wear skimpy clothes for videos and photoshoots because she's determined to make it on her music alone. The R+B star recently said no to a German magazine when she learned editors wanted her to pose topless. She's somewhat modest for one thing, but also fears that she won't set a good example for her fans if she gives in.
"I don't like to wear things (that are) too skimpy..." she said. "If I do shorts on the bottom, it's gotta be something very conservative at the top. If it's skimpy at the top, it's gotta be long jeans or something. I like to balance it out. I won't do short shorts and short top."
"That's what I admire so much about Alicia Keys. She became so successful off of just her music. She was really conservative about her style at first."
Rihanna can always expect a backlash in her native Barbados if she wears anything too revealing - as she recently discovered. She explains, "I went to the beach and I had on a one-piece swimsuit with jeans, but the swimsuit, obviously, it had the back out and stuff, the sides out."
"They took the picture and they made it look like it was a top that was really revealing... There were call-in (radio) programs about it... It was a big deal for, like, three weeks straight - talking about I'm not setting a good example."
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I dont think there is anything wrong with her wanting to remain decent,I really admire her for that,she is really great for keeping her dignity.JUICE,u go girl!plus my boy friend really digz her.
Posted by: atomic_hot_princess | August 11, 2006 4:16 PM