The real deal divas

Adele isn’t the first chanteuse whose voice and style make you forget that she’s not a cookie-cutter Hollywood cutie. Though the celebrity “ideal” may be based on a model-thin figure, when it comes to talent and fashion-forward oomph, these ladies are the “real deal.”

Actress-singer Jill Scott is a chameleon; a slightly funky girl-next-door one day, a diva deluxe the next.  (Erik S. Lesser / For The Times)