CHRISTINA AGUILERA - AGUILERA HAILS MADONNA AND MONROE

CHRISTINA AGUILERA's two heroines are MADONNA and MARILYN MONROE - because they are both strong, sexy women unphased by criticism.

The feisty singer is noted for her uncompromising, sexually-provocative style - an attitude that has been shaped by her idols from music and film.

She explains, "People might call me names, and society thinks women should sit all ladylike, cross our legs and speak when spoken to - but I'm like, 'F*** that!' Maybe that's why other women find me so threatening.

"Look at Madonna, how she's evolved. She's one of the smartest people, just like Marilyn Monroe. She was called every name in the book but she kept on with it.

"She was strong, just like Madonna. They used their sexuality to their advantage. I have to be as strong as both of them."