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Spring Breakers star Ashley Benson’s svelte physique may be the envy of girls all over America, but that doesn’t mean the 22-year-old doesn’t have a few body image hangups of her own!

I was super nervous before I got the movie and I was worried about it. I talked to [director Harmony Korine] about it and he was like, ‘There’s no need to stress out. You guys are college students in the film and nobody has the perfect body!’… Harmony really wanted us to look like we drank all the time and we partied, because that’s what they did, and he didn’t want us to have perfect bodies.

Is it just us, or did that sound like one of the most flagrant backhanded compliments of all time?

While Benson may have struggled with striping down to her skivvies in front of the camera, she certainly wasn’t the only one on set with a case of the bikini-induced jitters.

I mean, anytime you’re in a bathing suit, you’re always self-conscious, because people comment… but Harmony made us all feel really comfortable. What was also great was that me, Vanessa, Selena and Rachel were all really comfortable with each other and nobody was commenting or trying to get super skinny. It was just a good group of girls to be around. We were all like, ‘We don’t care if we’re not perfect, and we’re not perfect.’ It was nice.

Well, by Hollywood standards, they may not be “perfect”, but in our eyes they’re pretty darn close!

The cast of Spring Breakers will soon travel to the Venice Film Festival to premiere their flick and Benson says she and her cast mates are more the ready to watch their latest project with a live audience!

I’ve seen the movie and it’s absolutely amazing, but I can’t wait to see it with people around so I can see their reactions… I’m very excited.

So are we!

BFFs Selena Gomez and Ashley Benson hit the town in St. Petersburg, FL Monday night, for a fancy italian dinner and some quality Girls Night Out bonding.

As if they don’t already spend enough time together on the set of their new film Spring Breakers!

According to a source,

Selena and her friend seemed in good spirits, though they both looked a little bit tired… I’m sure they were just exhausted from working all day… They stayed for about two hours…They ordered a couple dishes to share and just spent the evening gabbing to each other. You could totally tell they were best friends!

Okay, so maybe it wasn’t exactly a “wild” night on the town, but hey – these longtime pals can make even a quiet dinner seem like a blast!    Especially when there are no boyfriends around to compete for their attention!  Sorry Justin…

Ashley Benson was one of the Prettiest Little Liars on the blue carpet of the 2011 Teen Choice Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA on Sunday August 7th,

Benson was radiant in a short high neckline black and gold patterned Alice + Olivia dress with peep toe Jimmy Choo shoes.

Her hair and make-up was flawless!

I love this look – it was so different from what everyone else wore.

Nice choice, don’t you think?

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Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson is Pretty Darn Adorable on the cover of Seventeen magazine’s September 2011 issue.

The actress chatted about how her style changed a lot when she was younger, breaking hearts and how normal she is.

On her changing style: “When I was younger, I went through a lot of different phases. One day I’d be punk rock, and the next I would be tomboyish, and then I would be really girly. I was so weird. My two best friends and I were just crazy and goofy!”

On breaking hearts: “I’ve never had my heart broken. And I don’t want to have my heart broken. I’m afraid of it. Even when I break someone else’s heart, I’m really upset about it. And I’m not even feeling half of what they are…”

On being a regular girl: “Everything I do is unfabulous. I’m the most normal person. I love walking everywhere, and going to hole-in-the-wall places, like nail shops, because they do the best job. And I go to vintage stores rather than high-end boutiques, because I like to dress different from other people.”

More photos of 21 year-old Ashley and her behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot are under.  Read more »

“Pretty Little Liars” star Ashley Benson flaunted her figure in a strapless short white dress on the blue carpet of the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (April 10)- more pictures below.

The 21 year-old actress recently revealed she went out on her first date at the age of 17 and it was a disaster because she had never had sushi before… Ashley didn’t know how to use the chopsticks and she got seaweed caught in her teeth.

Ashley said, “I was eating sushi and it had seaweed in it, and I got seaweed caught in my teeth. I’m trying to act like nothing is wrong. He was just staring at me. It was not cute. I totally embarrassed myself. … The date kind of went well after that, because he became my boyfriend and it was a very cool relationship.” (watch video below)

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