Kara DioGuardi Stands by "Bikini Girl" Attack

Us Magazine - January 14, 2009 11:15 AM PST
Story photo: Kara DioGuardi Stands by Us Magazine
New American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi doesn't regret getting into it with 20-year-old contestant Katrina Darrell -- aka "Bikini Girl" -- on Tuesday's premiere.

"I love pretty girls," she said on Ryan Seacrest 's KIIS-FM radio show Wednesday. "The thing with bikini girl to be honest, I thought she had a better body than she had a better face."

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The two got into a heated spat after Darrell sang Mariah Carey 's "Vision of Love." Judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson sent her through, but DioGuardi said she didn't think Darrell had "swing." So DioGuardi re-sang the song for Darrell, telling her how she should have done it. Darrell then snapped, "your demonstration wasn't any better."

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DioGuardi did sing Darrell one praise.

"To her credit, she's gotten so much attention. It was probably a good call to wear the bikini at the end of the day," DioGuardi told Seacrest. "But we wouldn't be talking about the bikini if she killed the song."

Asked by Seacrest if she'd send through a "pretty" girl before a "cute" girl, DioGuardi said, "It's hard to say. But pretty and cute ... they're important. It's a visual medium. You're going to see people on the covers and in the press.

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"Of course, I want a pretty girl," she said, "but I'm not just looking for a pretty girl; I'm looking for an incredible voice, great stage presence. I'm a big champion of women. Im not the kind of woman whos going to drag a woman down."

She then explained how there would "never" be any drama between her and fellow judge Paula Abdul .

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"I vote for women," DioGuardi said. "I love women and want them to succeed."

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  • ur jerkinoff
    bikini girl slhould have crawled under the judges table and done Ryan to complete her goal
    report abuseposted January 18, 2009 4:37 AM PST
  • Alchemist
    she is sooo hot
    report abuseposted January 18, 2009 1:46 AM PST
  • jim w
    Bikini girl has a butter face!
    report abuseposted January 17, 2009 7:12 PM PST
  • drumbrat
    bikini girl wins.
    report abuseposted January 17, 2009 1:33 PM PST
  • Ryan needs to quit! We all know the truth! He wasn't at all interested in that girl or what she was wearing! That's all I'll say!
    report abuseposted January 14, 2009 6:23 PM PST
  • keep it real
    The Truth, thanks for being true to your name.
    report abuseposted January 14, 2009 4:50 PM PST
  • cranberry
    I saw her on a girls gone wild advertisement.
    report abuseposted January 14, 2009 3:50 PM PST
  • Donna A
    Seacrest is SOOOOO GAY Anyone who doubts this should watch when the bikini girl kisses him. Time for him to leave the closet.
    report abuseposted January 14, 2009 2:54 PM PST
  • The Truth
    Not a fan of Kara...but the girl in the bikini has some uh...whorish tendencies. Her voice is okay but she definitely won't win. I'm not being rude or anything but its the truth. Showing up in the bikini was already a little out there but kissing Ryan Seacrest...a little too much.
    report abuseposted January 14, 2009 2:18 PM PST
  • jenniferbravo4ever
    That Bikin Girl looks like a %@!*# she looks like she is stupid to go to a audiction like that.
    report abuseposted January 14, 2009 1:31 PM PST
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