Holly Madison's Weight-Loss Success Story!

After landing the lead role in Peepshow at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas in 2009, Holly Madison felt confident that a five-nights-a-week burlesque performance would help her stay toned.

"I thought I could eat what I wanted and just burn it off during the show," she tells Shape. But thanks to constant sugar cravings and a book deal that required her to taste-test the city’s most sinful restaurant meals, Holly packed on 19 pounds in 18 months.

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When Peepshow producers expressed concern that Holly had plumped up, she felt hurt. But after a series of unflattering paparazzi photos surfaced, Holly realized she had to make some changes. "I didn’t want to wear a bikini, and I began relying on a few tricky poses to look thinner in photos," she says.

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Eager to shed pounds quickly, Holly turned to NV, a hot new weight-loss supplement (Learn more at TryNV.com). "NV helped me drop one jeans size in two weeks and increased my energy," she says. 

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