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[StyleBlazer.com] 7 of The Most Motivating Celebrity Beach Bodies Now that it is officially spring, there are approximately three more months until summer which means it will be full-on beach weather in the blink of an eye. Not to pile on the pressure, but if you haven’t already started working on getting that body toned up, you’re doing yourself a serious disservice. If you start now, you can beat the need to do a crash diet later and actually keep the weight off long-term. Here are 4 tips and 7 celebrity beach bodies sure to get you on the right track. (Read)

[24Wired.com] Wendy Williams Hopes Marlo Won’t Return to ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Wendy Williams relayed a rumor that Marlo Hampton will not return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta next season. The rumor comes from Perez Hilton, who said that Hampton may not return due to her background as an alleged escort. Williams also discussed Kim Zolciak’s latest pregnancy.(Watch)

[MadameNoire.com] Longer Hair Challenge Sponsored By Optimum Care Hi Everyone! I am Lexi, better known as LexiWithTheCurls if you have seen my videos on Youtube. I will be hosting the 16-week Optimum Stronger, Longer Hair Challenge to a better, healthier me and a healthier head of hair! I have done it all and seen it all with hair! I will be writing regularly about my successes and struggles and I ask that you join me. As an added bonus, there will be 16 weekly prizes and 3 grand prize winners! To give you a little of my back-story, I was relaxed at an early age because my mom was tired of dealing with my natural hair. I grew up with healthy relaxed hair and ran to the salon with my mom as soon as you could see a hint of new growth lol. I always dreamed of wearing my hair natural so while I was in middle school, I got the courage to stand up to my mom and say I wasn’t getting a relaxer. So I went months and months and after teasing by my peers and the pressure of my mother, I caved in. (Read)

[HipHopWired.com] Vanilla Ice Performing At Halftime Of NBA Game Vanilla Ice will be performing at halftime during the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics game (in Minnesota) this Friday. March 30th. Yes, you read that correctly. According to the NBA: The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced that multi-platinum recording artist Vanilla Ice will put on a special halftime performance during next Friday’s game vs. Boston. (Read)