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Jessica Alba on Her Sexy Maxim Photo Shoot: I Used to Be Such a Tomboy, but Now I'm Confident in My Sexuality

"I just have an ownership of my body and of myself as a woman that I didn't really have before," she tells E! News.

By Bruna Nessif Aug 05, 2014 3:35 AMTags
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If you haven't seen Jessica Alba's Maxim spread, you've seriously been depriving yourself of some major eye candy.

It's not new news that the actress is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, but her sexy photo shoot also exuded a lot of confidence that was very admirable. What may be a bit shocking, however, is that inner-sexy goddess took some work to get out to the surface for Alba.

"I just have an ownership of my body and of myself as a woman that I didn't really have before," she tells E! News.

Alba continued, "I was such a tomboy, and I would always kinda like try and do role-playing to try and do these sexy things, but now I'm very much woman. I know who I am, I'm confident in my sexuality and now it's not so much of a departure from myself when I have to do photo shoots or play a character."

The Maxim photo spread features the 33-year-old bombshell strutting her killer figure in a wet bikini while posing against a rocky hillside of the beach. And inside the mag, Alba again opens up (without giving too much away) about overcoming some personal battles through the years.

"I don't want to talk about my issues. But I definitely feel like I tackled something and came out the other side. Everything that led up to all this was worth it," she said. "I'm really comfortable in my own skin, and I'm not apologizing for myself."

Watch the clip to hear more from our interview with Jessica Alba, and make sure to tune in to E! News at 7 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.

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