Shakira Changed Name And Wore Disguise For UCLA Class

How did Shakira manage to take a summer history class at UCLA in 2007 and not make headlines until after the course was over?

The Colombian-bred international pop star revealed her successful game plan in a recent interview with the UK's The Guardian.

"I used to wear a cap and a big backpack," Shakira explained. "I looked like a boy. I didn't get recognized."

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just saw that

i would have watched that walk and knew it was her!!

"when you've seen how big the world is, how can you make due with this?"

by silverlakebruin on Oct 19, 2009 9:08 PM PDT reply actions

the cap and backpack might conceal the truth, but

the hips don’t lie

by insomniacslounge on Oct 20, 2009 2:21 AM PDT reply actions

That cap must have omni-directional lasers on top to blind passers-by...

… ‘cause that’s the only way I can see anyone being blinded enough to think she was a BOY.

Either that, or Ms. Shakira should seriously contemplate a film or theatre acting career.

Anyway, I LOVE how this story keeps enduring. Our older link here:

Seriously, we’ve got a lovely musical artist like Shakira stopping by for summer session… former-TV-actress-turned-legitimate-math-scholar-turned-author-turned-grown-up-TV-hottie Danica McKellar… and on and on in the beauty and talent and brains department.

Shoot, even the winner of last year’s “So You Think You Can Dance” started this fall at, you guessed it, our own alma mater.

And the guys across town? Puh-leeze.

SCOREBOARD.

"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008

by Meriones on Oct 20, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions