She is routinely classified as one of the hottest chicks in metal, an accolade that Lacuna Coil vocalist Cristina Scabbia finds both flattering and amusing.

After all, she's a woman and proud of her femininity -- and like the old adage goes, if you have it, you may as well flaunt it. But what she flaunts -- the image she brings to magazine covers and publicity photos and the stage -- is an image, she told The Daily Times during a recent interview.

"Women are beautiful just in general, and no matter what, other guys and humans will always be looking at the sexy part and the feminine part of me," the Italian native said. "As long as I use that image in a sexy way and not a vulgar way, I'm fine with it. People who know me know that I'm completely different than how you see me in pictures. .

 

http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20091029/ENT/310309993