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Christina Aguilera in Miami
Christina Aguilera may be a married woman and a mother, but the American singer has shown that she still makes time to hang out with her girlfriends.
The miniature blonde was spotted soaking up the sun with reality TV star Kim Kardashian by a pool in Miami after the pair had been out celebrating a mutual friend's hen do.
Kim peeled off her clothes to top up her tan, but Christina preferred to stay covered up in her maxi dress and hung back in the shade - she also donned a big hat to protect from getting sunburn and sun stroke on holiday.
It is not hard to see why the Genie In A Bottle singer jetted off to Miami - located in the south-east corner of Florida, Miami is full of life and boasts extraordinary coastal beauty.
Miami began life as a citrus farming town, but in recent years has evolved to become a cosmopolitan Latin city, which is bustling with Caribbean enterprise, Jewish Holocaust survivors, rednecks and a thumping gay party scene.
And its geography and weather are almost as diverse as its population - from picturesque beaches to the humid suburbs, and sunshine summers to hurricane storm, Miami truly does have it all.
However, there is a darker side to the city that Aguilera is unlikely to have seen. The divide between rich and poor is vast, and the strong pulse of American capitalism that beats through the city's heart has not helped to ease this.
Furthermore, the Latin American and Caribbean influences have added a touch of the Third World to the city - but in turn this gives Miami a verve that other American cities, with their gleaming veneers and high rise city scrapers, sometimes lack.
But for those - like Aguilera and Kardashian - who do have cash to flash there is certainly fun to be had. As the iconic film Scarface said in the Eighties, in Miami "the world is yours".
There are swish restaurants, swanky bars, luxurious hotels and brilliant beaches all for the enjoyment of visitors.
And for those who are fans of all things environmental, just west of the city lies the Everglades. Billed as one of the US's most unique ecosystems, the national park is a flooded wetland well worth visiting.
Meanwhile, to the north is Fort Lauderdale, with its yachting fleets, and to the south lies mangrove island and the Florida Keys.
In short, visitors to Miami are never short of things to do and can be slightly more adventurous than Aguilera and venture further than their hotel pool.
The miniature blonde was spotted soaking up the sun with reality TV star Kim Kardashian by a pool in Miami after the pair had been out celebrating a mutual friend's hen do.
Kim peeled off her clothes to top up her tan, but Christina preferred to stay covered up in her maxi dress and hung back in the shade - she also donned a big hat to protect from getting sunburn and sun stroke on holiday.
It is not hard to see why the Genie In A Bottle singer jetted off to Miami - located in the south-east corner of Florida, Miami is full of life and boasts extraordinary coastal beauty.
Miami began life as a citrus farming town, but in recent years has evolved to become a cosmopolitan Latin city, which is bustling with Caribbean enterprise, Jewish Holocaust survivors, rednecks and a thumping gay party scene.
And its geography and weather are almost as diverse as its population - from picturesque beaches to the humid suburbs, and sunshine summers to hurricane storm, Miami truly does have it all.
However, there is a darker side to the city that Aguilera is unlikely to have seen. The divide between rich and poor is vast, and the strong pulse of American capitalism that beats through the city's heart has not helped to ease this.
Furthermore, the Latin American and Caribbean influences have added a touch of the Third World to the city - but in turn this gives Miami a verve that other American cities, with their gleaming veneers and high rise city scrapers, sometimes lack.
But for those - like Aguilera and Kardashian - who do have cash to flash there is certainly fun to be had. As the iconic film Scarface said in the Eighties, in Miami "the world is yours".
There are swish restaurants, swanky bars, luxurious hotels and brilliant beaches all for the enjoyment of visitors.
And for those who are fans of all things environmental, just west of the city lies the Everglades. Billed as one of the US's most unique ecosystems, the national park is a flooded wetland well worth visiting.
Meanwhile, to the north is Fort Lauderdale, with its yachting fleets, and to the south lies mangrove island and the Florida Keys.
In short, visitors to Miami are never short of things to do and can be slightly more adventurous than Aguilera and venture further than their hotel pool.