Hudson in Entertainment Weekly

Jennifer is featured in Entertainment Weekly. Here's a picture of her feature and what it says: Jennifer Hudson: Must Dreamgirl Age: 24 Why her: So what if she got voted off American Idol's third season prematurely? A born belter with Whitney-esque power-ballad chops, the Chicago native beat out more than 700 competitors (including season 3 Idol winner Fantasia Barrino) for the role of divalicious Effie in the big-screen adaptation of the 1981 musical Dreamgirls, opposite Jamie Foxx and Beyoncé Knowles Best diva-role perk: "I got paid to be trouble." Surreal singing gig: Six months on a Disney cruise ship as a Hercules muse Don't call us...: Hudson, on her failed audition for the role of Joanne in the movie version of Rent: "They put me right out of the room. It just wasn't for me." Red-carpet regimen: "I'm working out trying to get all fit (for the premiere) so they'll go, 'That ain't Effie. Who is that?'" Next: Dreamgirls opens Dec. 22; Hudson's also working on a debut album with plenty of "old-school R&B, my preferred style." Source: Thanks WomanlikeBee and Whasianboy for the pic/article, Entertainment Weekly