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Leslie Koren and Tracy Pepey on Aug 18, 2009 at 8:18PM
1 chimeAntonella Barba was eliminated from American Idol before the final 12, but the Catholic schoolgirl rode the show to notoriety anyhow—in large part thanks to the topless photos that circulated on the Internet in early 2007. While the Idol judges weren't sufficiently impressed, neither with her scandal nor her songs, the New Jersey girl did get her 15 minutes of fame...and scored a lot of hits—on the Internet.