Seven years since the release of her last album, Shakira is back with eight new tracks, a creative renaissance – and her firstAllurecover. With uncensored emotional honesty, she opens up abouthow she transformed her pain into triumph.
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“In the past, when women went through a difficult situation, they were expected to mind their manners, to hide the pain, to cry in silence. That's over...\xa0 I think there’ssomething refreshing about women when theyget to be themselves and be unapologetic,because we’ve had to apologize so many damn times in the past."
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She’s not apologizing anymore. Read thefull interview on Allure.com\xa0to hear more about her reinvention and\xa0tolearn the beauty secretsof a global superstar who'sapproaching 50.