Ashanti highlights her slim but curvy figure in skintight aqua wrap dress at Las Vegas event

Ashanti is known for her slim but curvy physique.

And the 33-year-old recording artist showed her figure off to maximum effect in a skintight sky blue wrap dress at the Top Rank Tweetup at Michael Mina Pub 1842 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday.

The Foolish hitmaker’s clingy dress was more conservative on top, with long sleeves and a high neckline, whilst showing off her legs with a sexy assymetrical hemline.

Beautiful in blue: Ashanti showed her curves off to maximum effect in a skin-tight sky blue wrap dress at the Top Rank Tweetup at Michael Mina Pub 1842 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday

She teamed the dress with some funky black and transparent pumps, and wore her dark hair pinned back, with luxurious curls framing her face.

Ashanti highlighted her eyes with purple eye-shadow and plenty of mascara, along with pink lip gloss – making for a lovely colour palette alongside the blue of her dress.

The beautiful brunette posed for pictures showcasing her newest album, Braveheart, which debuted on March 4.

Leggy lady: The 33-year-old recording artist's clingy dress was more conservative on top, with long sleeves and a high neckline, whilst showing off her legs with a sexy assymetrical hemline

She also unfolded the inside cover page, depicting her flaunting her taut abdomen in a black bikini, along with a decadent blue jewel-encrusted necklace.

Such a physique was obtained through strenuous training, especially since the album’s accompanying music videos features many beach scenes.

‘It was hard body training with boxing, medicine balls and weights,’ Ashanti told Newsday. ‘We did a lot of heavy jump roping, leg presses and squats... lots of cardio, crunches and pushups. All the reps we did three times.’

Fancy footwear: The Foolish hitmaker teamed the dress with some funky black and transparent pumps, and wore her dark hair pinned back, with luxurious curls framing her face

Keeping in such good shape requires more effort now that she’s older.

‘Going into my first album, I was 19 or 20 and my metabolism was amazing,’ the What’s Luv? hitmaker said.

Furthermore, the medium she works with doesn’t exactly help.

‘Television puts 10 pounds on you,’ she said. ‘If you weigh 125 pounds, on TV you weigh 135 pounds. If I see myself and I don’t like it, that motivates me.’

Check it out! The beautiful brunette posed for pictures showcasing her newest album, Braveheart, which debuted on March 4

Abs-olutely fabulous! She also unfolded the inside cover page, depicting her flaunting her taut abdomen in a black bikini, along with a decadent blue jewel-encrusted necklace

She has eliminated red meat, pork and fried foods from her diet.

‘It’s not about what’s filling, it’s about what calories you eat,’ Ashanti said. ‘I will not eat fast food, at all. I will starve before I eat fast food.
‘It’s crucial and essential to eat healthy. For me, personally, it starts with what you put into your body.'

Colourful: Ashanti highlighted her eyes with purple eye-shadow and plenty of mascara, along with pink lip gloss - making for a lovely colour palette alongside the blue of her dress