Jordin Sparks - Bikini Cover for Shape Magazine

American Idol winner Jordin Sparks is on the cover of Shape magazine in a bikini.

Jordin has lost 50 pounds since her win in 2007. However, this cover still looks Photoshopped, which is a shame. She looks really good but all the retouching makes her weight loss look fake. She first revealed her bikini bod last year via Twitter and in a photoshoot for PEOPLE.

Look:

From NY Daily News:

The “Idol” winner was diagnosed with walking pneumonia and said that with the illness, she “couldn’t breathe” and “felt totally fatigued.”

“I just wanted to be healthy,” Sparks said. “I remember thinking, ‘I’m in my prime. I should be happy and fit.’ That was the moment when I decided that changes needed to be made.”

She admitted that before losing the weight, she wasn’t eating the right foods or exercising enough.

“I knew I had a long road ahead of me,” she told Shape. “I was barely working out, and my diet was a mess. I had to address when, what, and how much I was eating.”

The singer said eating smaller portions, choosing leaner foods and going hiking in the mountains all contributed to her ability to shed the pounds.
“The weight really started falling off, and I could see my muscles. It was awesome,” she said.