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New mom Christina Aguilera has been named among the 50 Most Beautiful Hispanic Stars in People en Espanol magazine’s annual 50 Mas Bellos issue.

The pop star, whose late father hailed from Ecuador, joins Spanish Oscar winner Javier Bardem, Marc Anthony’s ex-wife Dayanara Torres and sexy actress Sofia Vergara on the new hot list.

Thrilled Aguilera, who graces the cover of the new magazine with Vergara, says, “I love the Latino culture. It’s fire and passion.”

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Christina Aguilera has hit out at critics who have labeled her fat, insisting her husband Jordan Bratman loves her voluptuous post-pregnancy figure. Christina gave birth to son Max Liron on January 12th, has been hitting the gym in a bid to loose the baby weight in time for her forthcoming album release. But she admits she doesn’t want her workout to affect the size of her bigger breasts.

She says, “I haven’t got back to my pre-baby weight yet, but I’m loving my body. My husband loves my cleavage in particular. “I’ve just got back into the gym and I’m doing boxing and weights. I want to be in shape for my next record.”

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Christina Augilera leaving the Photostudios after being photographed for Spanish People Magazine in L.A., yesterday.

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Christina Aguilera is the new face of Stephen Webster jewelry, but her recent pregnancy almost threw a monkey wrench into the ad campaign. “We shot it in August,” Webster tells Life & Style. “I got a call from her when she was on her world tour in Korea, and she told me she was pregnant. We’d originally planned to shoot the campaign in October or November, but we decided that the minute she got back from touring would be the best window of opportunity.”

About four months pregnant at the time, Christina, 27, was already showing. “But it was okay,” says Webster. “The way we shot it, you wouldn’t know. We weren’t going for full-body shots.”

So how is the new mom, who gave birth to Max Liron Bratman on Jan. 12, doing? “I was just with Jordan,” says Webster, referring to Christina’s husband, Jordan Bratman, 30. “They’re just blown away by the whole experience.”

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Nicole Richie didn’t just beat rival Christina Aguilera to the delivery room by having daughter Harlow on Jan. 11, one day before Aguilera gave birth to son Max, but it appears Richie will beat Aguilera on the newsstand as well.

Both new moms each had their own cover of People magazine, and according to some early estimates, the issue featuring Richie is on target to sell more than 1.8 million copies, according to an industry source, whereas Aguilera has far less. (People magazine could not confirm sales numbers; a spokesperson said its too soon to know how many copies were sold.)

Why does there seem to be more interest in Harlow Winter Kate Madden? One magazine insider said part of it could come down to the moms’ fan bases. “Christina historically doesn’t do that well on covers,” said the source, who cites poor sales of her wedding photo issue in OK!, and less-than-stellar sales of her nude photo shoot in the January 2008 Marie Claire.
That might be true, but Nicole Richie doesn’t seem like an obvious home run on the cover, either. “There’s also a greater element of curiosity with Nicole,” the source conceded. “She’s gone public about being a heroin addict. Her boyfriend is covered in tattoos. By default, she’s got the more interesting baby. People want to see how she settles down. They want to see what kind of baby someone with her [life] background has.”

Hackett won’t discuss actual figures but says, “These numbers are grossly inaccurate” and often “come from competitors who wanted the pictures and didn’t get them. You can almost set your watch to ‘I heard you paid …’ ”

For Christina Aguilera and son Max, the figure that popped up was $1.5 million, and People was scrutinized in reports that said the issue, dated Feb. 25, undersold. Hackett counters: “I am thrilled with Christina. It was a solid performer and not under expectations. I would buy Christina’s pictures again in a second.”