More high quality images of Thalía attending “The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion” Costume Institute Gala The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2009 in New York City.

And four more images (medium quality):

Dressed in a beautiful and elegant blue gown designed by young and “fierce” designer Christian Siriano, and wearing Ralph Lauren shoes and Kwiat jewelry, Thalía, accompanied by her husband Tommy Mottola, attended the fabulous Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York City. This gala celebrates couture fashion and style, and brings together the shining stars of the entertainment, fashion/modeling, music and business worlds under one majestic roof.

Thalía had a great time at the gala, and was able to chat with many olde friends that she had not seen in a while. She commented that Tyra Banks, Iman and Victoria Beckham looked stunning, Bruce Willis looked quite handsome, Billy Joel was very entertaining as always, Donal Trump was charming and actor Jeremy Irons impressed her a lot. She also had the opportunity to greet Donatella Versace, John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Kate Moss, Tommy Hilfiger, Bono and Kanye West, amongst others.

In regards to the gown that the Mexican superstar decided to wear, it was designed by up-and-coming, 23 year-old designer Christian Siriano. Many remember Siriano from Season 4 of the well-known Bravo network reality TV series/fashion design competition Project Runway. In March 2008, Siriano became the youngest winner of Project Runway, which is hosted by model Heidi Klum. He is one very innovative designer, and has dressed superstars such as Heidi Klum, Victoria Beckham, Anne Hathaway, Tori Spelling, Lady Gaga and Vanessa Williams.

Big applause for Thalía and her perennial beauty and elegance!

Credit: Thalía Official Website

And super thanks to Prince Joe for the info!

Here are the images of Thalía at The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion” Costume Institute Gala

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Thalía and Saki seen in New York last April 24, 2009.

She’s muy caliente! Singer, actress and businesswoman Thalía, 37, is a woman on the go, taking on albums, endorsement deals and more while also acting as devoted mom to daughter Sabrina Sakaë, 18 months, with record producer husband Tommy Mottola. The busy wife and mother recently took some time to chat with CBB about her life, her pregnancy and her newest book, Thalía: Radiante!

Celebrity Baby Blog: There are so many pregnancy books out there, but you said you didn’t find any that you felt told you the “whole story.” So what topics do you discuss in your book that you feel was left out of others?

Thalía: I was pregnant, and as you said before, I read plenty of books. But I couldn’t find anything that really resonated with me – some were very dramatic and prohibiting, saying “Don’t do this or this will happen,” or “Don’t do that.” It was very scary. Some were very technical. The others were very cold – no soul, nothing spiritual. So I thought, there’s a niche here, and I’m going to take advantage and I’m just going to do it. So this book to me has it all. I talk about four trimesters. I think there are four trimesters – once you have the baby, the baby is still a little fetus. So he needs at least three months to just understand that he’s outside of your belly, and you need those three months to think about what’s going on with your life and regroup in a new way. I tried to blend treating yourself well, being positive, encouraging yourself, embracing your pregnancy, eating right because you’re eating for two, and exercise like walking or yoga.

The book is young, it’s fresh, it’s happy. It’s a very positive book. But on the other hand, I talk to you about things that nobody tells you about – not even your mother, doctor or nurse. No one prepares you for what’s going on after you have the baby, all the little aches and pains and things that appear and happen in your body after you come home from the hospital. I call it a “secret society” because no one tells you about it! No one tells you the things that you have to use and clean and so on. So I talk about that, also. Because the other books don’t mention anything! Some comments are just about seeing pink balloons and hearts floating around, but there’s a reality here too, and we have to face it and talk about it.

There’s a part in the book where I mention one of my friends who came home from the hospital just before I went in. I was about two weeks from my due date, and she came over with this mysterious little bag, and she had in there some pads, a squeeze bottle. And I said, “OK what is this for?” and she said, “You’ll see darling!” She was the first one that really talked to me straight. So I included that in the book – it’s an eye-opener.

What would you say was the biggest shock about pregnancy or delivery?

They make it sounds so simple. You know it’s going to be painful, but no one really prepares you for the pain! The pain that everyone says is strong and compares to cramps, that doesn’t mean anything compared to when you’re there. Plus, I had 33 hours of labor. So it was a long time, right? But my case is my case.

Some people just arrive and have the baby, some take longer, some have C-sections. I talk about all the options in the book. Have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C and Plan D. I say, be open to asking questions, these are the questions you have to ask, and these are the people you need to surround yourself with. I talk about doulas. I give a lot of options for mothers. I named the book Radiante! which means “radiant” [in Spanish] because that’s how you feel when pregnant. (That’s aside from the first trimester, when we feel dizzy and achy.)

When I was pregnant I felt like everything changed. It was a new world. Every color was three-dimensional, everything was beautiful, the smells were alive. The sensations, everything became a new world. So it’s about embracing this moment in your life as a woman, and saying to not be afraid and not judge yourself so severely, just accept and embrace it all. I found so many women who felt uncomfortable or fat or ugly, and to tell the truth, men are so attracted to pregnant women. It’s something in our hormones or aroma, and it’s a beautiful moment. We’re a vessel of life. We’re receiving this life inside of us to give it to the world.

What was your favorite part of your pregnancy?

Passing the first four months! I got really, really sick. I was dizzy, almost seasick. But after that everything was magnificent. I discovered a new world.

When I came home with my baby, it was like leaving an old skin behind and starting fresh. Having the chance and opportunity as a human being to be a better person, break my old patterns and start fresh with no judgment. It’s a new start for me and my daughter. Like, let’s be together and let’s help each other through this.

What has your favorite stage of Sabrina’s life been so far?

Right now is the best of all! Every stage has been incredible, but right now it’s really surprising. She absorbs everything, she repeats everything, memorizes things, talks to me in Spanish and to daddy in English. She knows the difference. She’s so clear, so happy. She’s like a hurricane! Hurricane Sabrina is here, and unstoppable!

Reader SAT wants to know if you had a birth plan and if it helped your labor?

I definitely had a birth plan! I really did my Lamaze exercises and my breathing, and all of it. I took classes. It really helped me in the moment. I had a plan, where I needed a referee, a person in the middle of my crazy mother who would be a stone in the middle of my labor if I allowed it, and my nervous husband, who would make the nervous energy go everywhere. I needed someone in the middle, and that person was a doula. She really helped me. An outsider who came into my life just to help me in those moments. She did a pretty good job, and was very alert, reading all the signs of my body. I wanted to be in my home for as long as possible, then get to the hospital to do the “whole nine yards.” And she really helped me with walking, breathing, drinking water. She really guided me.

Reader Flavia Tropia wants to know if your book talks about how to avoid postpartum depression and if you have advice for mothers who are going through it.

It’s part of the “secret society” that I mentioned to you. I had friends who had hard postpartum depression, and no one really prepared them for that. So the only advice is, everything is hormonal and it will all go back into place. Your hormones are crazy right now, trying to figure out what to do and how to manage this body without the life that was inside of it. So it’s going to evolve, just give it time. Have help around you – like your husband, or if you’re alone, maybe your family can help you. Just take it easy and give it time.

But I also think it’s important for women to speak to their doctor about it and seek professional guidance.

Reader Alejandra wants to know if Lyme Disease brought problems into your postpartum recovery.

That’s a completely different animal! I can tell you that it was not easy, because once you have Lyme Disease it’s very complex and very painful. That on top of your body recovering and your hormones being crazy, it really gets you badly. Also, I mention in my book to be alert of the signs when you go camping, to barbecues or outdoors, and to check yourself for any visible signs of ticks.

Reader Mama wants to know if you breastfed your daughter and if so, for how long. She also wonders if you’re doing book signings.

Yes, I breastfed for five months. And yes, I’m definitely doing some book signings! I’ll let you know the places and dates when I’m all ready to go.

Reader Gianna wants to know who Sabrina looks like more: You or your husband?

When we see pictures of me, baby Thalía, she looks completely like me, in the face, the frame, the bones, the structure, the nose, the eyes, the eyebrows. But sometimes she looks like her father, in the way she looks at you. And her little hands and her feet are sometimes like her father. But she’s more like a little Thalía.

Source:
Celebrity Baby Blog

Thalía and Tommy seen dining at a restaurant in New York, August 19, 2003.

Added two new images of Thalía in 13th Latin Music Awards, February 8, 2001.

Uploaded additional four images of Thalía at Crobar in Miami, Florida on February 11, 2004.

Nomination time again for the upcoming Premios Juventud on July 16, 2009 presented live by Univision. Let’s nominate Thalía, her latest album (Lunada, even though it didn’t really do well in the market) and her latest single from the said album, Ten Paciencia.

The nomination link is in Spanish, don’t worry I provided you English translation of it so you won’t have a hard time.

MUSIC
Write and Nominate Your Favorites

You nominate the artists you liked the most of year.
The period to nominate is from April 9 to 23. The eligibility period is from March 16, 2008 up to March 15, 2009. The nominees chosen will be announced on Univision.com on May 28, 2009.

* LA COMBINACION PERFECTA: Tu canción favorita en la que dos o más artistas combinaron su talento para interpretarla
The Perfect Combination: Your favourite song in which two or more artists put together their talents to perform it.

* ¡QUE RICO QUE SE MUEVE!: El artista hispano que mejor baila
How nice she/he moves!: The hispanic artist who dances the best.

* VOZ DEL MOMENTO: Artista (grupo o cantante hispano en cualquier categoría) favorito
Voice of the Moment: Favourite Artist (band or Hispanic singer in any category)

* LA MAS PEGAJOSA: Canción que no te puedes sacar de la cabeza
The Most Catchy: Song you can’t get out of your mind.

* ME MUERO SIN ESE CD: Tu CD favorito
I die without that CD: Your favourite CD

* MI CONCIERTO FAVORITO: Tu artista hispano favorito en Gira oficial en los Estados Unidos durante el periodo de elegibilidad.
My Favourite Show: Your favourite Hispanic artist on official tour in the USA during the period of eligibility.

* CANCION CORTA-VENAS: Tu balada favorita
Veins-cutting(?) Song: You favourite ballad.

* MI ARTISTA REGIONAL MEXICANO: Artista Regional Mexicano favorito
My Regional Mexican Artist: Favourite Regional Mexican Artist

* MI ARTISTA POP: Artista Pop favorito
My Pop artist: favourite Pop Artist

* MI ARTISTA TROPICAL: Artista Tropical favorito
My Tropical artist: Favourite tropical Artist

* MI ARTISTA URBANO: Artista Urbano favorito
My Urban Artist: Favourite Urban Artist

* MI ARTISTA DE ROCK: Artista de Rock favorito
My Rock Artist: Favourite Rock Artist

* MI VIDEO FAVORITO: Tu video musical favorito (nombre de la canción)
My Favourite Video: Your favourite video (song name)

Cast your nomination here.

You might also nominate Thalía in Imagen y Moda and Cultura Pop categories.

Thanks to TheTroubleMaker for providing the info (ehem Salamat ha)

And to Elena for the English translation

I’ve been reading some of your messages and I share your frustration. Let me tell you what is going on with my life right now. First of all, as you know and as I said in some interviews myself, I have been battling a disease called Lyme Disease (Lyme disease). It is a terrible disease that comes and goes at whim and is extremely debilitating and painful. I’m in the middle of the fight.

I have faith and pray for the end of this year I am strong enough to continue with my usual routine. That’s why I am watching my best to try to recover as soon as possible and get rid of this unfortunate and unexpected illness.

Also, as you know, I launched an album (Lunada) last summer with the record label EMI. EMI is no longer practically managed as a record, but fell into the hands of a “Hedge Fund” (financial investment company) and a group of banks who are its current owners. They see this investment in numbers, in numbers, with special attention to the artists. Have been published in the press that the problems between international artists and companies.

As a result, there was no budget to promote my album or my singles. They were unable to send a promotional tour or to visit different cities and countries used to do with my other productions. As a result, an album which was so excited and I’m sure many of you enjoyed, did not receive any promotional or advertising … and add it to my health condition.

It saddened me greatly. But those are the bad news.

Now the good news.

I tell them that after months, my lawyers were able to rid of my contract with EMI, Alleluia! I do not have any contract with them and therefore not part of their list of artists. I am in talks with a new label and have been working hard on new songs with different writers to develop a new concept which I am very excited. I look forward to the start recording in the autumn. There is no doubt that it will be a very different and exciting for me!

As always, thank you for worrying about me and for being such loyal fans over the years of my career. The catharsis is good. Which may expose us … we are without masks. They left knowing that his entrails … and now I know exactly who they are, as they are and what they think … interesting. I know that I respect and … “no matter what.” I hope this year brings good health and to you too. Again, I reiterate my enthusiasm for the projects that I work and thousands thanks for wanting both.

Love, THALIA

Translation Credits: Linatha

From the original post by Thalía herself in her site‘s forum:

He estado leyendo algunos de sus mensajes y comparto su frustración.

Déjenme contarles lo que está pasando con mi vida en estos momentos.
Primero que nada, como ustedes ya saben y como les he dicho yo misma en algunas entrevistas, he estado batallando una enfermedad llamada LYME Disease (La enfermedad de LYME). Es una enfermedad terrible que viene y va a su antojo y es extremadamente debilitante y dolorosa. Me encuentro en medio del proceso de combatirla.

Tengo fe y rezo para que a finales de este año yo esté lo suficientemente fuerte para poder seguir con mi rutina de siempre. Es por eso que estoy cuidándome al máximo para intentar recuperarme lo más pronto posible y así deshacerme de esta infortunada e inesperada enfermedad.

También, como ustedes saben, lancé un álbum (Lunada) el verano pasado con la disquera EMI. EMI prácticamente ya no es manejada como una disquera, sino que pasó a las manos de un “Hedge Fund” (compañía de inversiones financieras) y de un grupo de bancos quienes son sus actuales dueños. Éstos ven esta inversión en cifras, en números, sin prestar atención especial a los artistas. Han sido más que publicados en la prensa internacional los problemas entre artistas y compañía.

Como consecuencia, no hubo presupuesto para promover mi álbum o mis sencillos. Ellos no pudieron enviarme a hace un Tour promocional o a visitar diferentes ciudades y países como acostumbraba a hacerlo con otras de mis producciones. Como resultado, un álbum del cual estaba tan entusiasmada y estoy segura que muchos de ustedes disfrutaron, no recibió ningún tipo de promoción o publicidad…y añado a esto mi condición de salud.
Eso me entristeció muchísimo. Pero esas son las malas noticias.

Ahora las buenas noticias.

Les cuento que después de meses, mis abogados lograron liberarme de mi contrato con EMI, ¡aleluya! Ya no tengo ningún contrato discográfico con ellos y por lo tanto no formo parte de su listado de artistas.
Estoy en pláticas con una nueva disquera y he estado trabajando arduamente en nuevas canciones con diferentes escritores desarrollando un nuevo concepto del cual estoy muy entusiasmada. Espero ansiosa el poder comenzar a grabar durante el otoño. ¡No hay duda de que va a ser un proyecto muy diferente y emocionante para mí!

Como siempre, les doy las gracias por preocuparse por mí y por ser fans tan leales durante todos mis años de carrera artística. Las catarsis son buenas. Nos exponen tal cual somos…sin máscaras. Dejaron que conociera sus entrañas y ahora…sé exactamente quienes son, como son y lo que piensan…interesante. Sepan que yo los quiero y los respeto… ”no matter what.” Espero que este año me traiga buena salud y a ustedes también. Una vez más, les reitero mi entusiasmo con los proyectos en los que estoy trabajando y miles de gracias por quererme tanto.
Love, THALIA

Added high quality images Thalía attending the 31st Annual New York City Police Foundation Gala in Waldorf-Astoria in New York City last March 3, 2009.