April 12th 2001

Mya Helps Teens With Self-Esteem - R&B singer Mya is known for her petite figure and good looks.But the 21-year-old knows many girls are unsure of themselves. That's why she's worked for the past three years with Teen Esteem, a group that tries to boost the self-esteem of young women.``All females especially - even males today for that matter - deal with insecurity about body image and the way one looks,'' Mya told AP Radio during a visit to a Chicago middle school Tuesday.``Unfortunately, our society focuses a lot on what we look like instead of our skill.''Mya, whose ``Case of the Ex (Watcha Gonna Do)'' was a recent top-five Billboard hit, said many girls she works with have negative feelings about their bodies.``Some of these feelings can lead to sicknesses and overeating, undereating, anorexia, bulimia, a number of things that affect the future and health of a young girl,'' she said.

 Mya, Lil' Kim,  Pink  and Christina Aguilera, sing "Lady Marmalade" from the film "Moulin Rouge", at the 2001 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, Saturday, June 2, 2001. The winners for the awards show, scheduled to air June 7, were chosen through a national poll of MTV viewers.