Kara and the bikini girl

At the end of the performance, DioGuardi showed off her own two-piece after Ryan Seacrest dared her and promised to make a donation to her favorite charity. They had to bribe DioGuardi to take part in the stunt with a big donation to an undisclosed charity of her choice. She resurfaced at the finale, where DioGuardi stooped to an embarrassing low supposedly for "charity" by interrupting Darrell's performance to show off her vocal chops — and bod. Although she had no positive things to say about her singing talent, DioGuardi did have some kind words for Bikini Girl. The judge proved herself to be much more bashful about baring her figure than she is about sharing her opinions, clutching her dress shut and laughing in embarrassment. I think I did really well, considering all that I went through.

Marilyn Manson on Bowie, Drugs and Losing A seemingly new and improved bikini-girl made a last minute comeback on the grand finale of " American Idol ," but even her, ahem, enhancements couldn't upstage host Kara DioGuardi , who had the final word in a surprising sing-off. When we wrapped, I went back to my trailer outside the Nokia Theater and bawled uncontrollably for 20 minutes