Shania Throwing Her Kisses Around
Shania Twain blows a kiss to the crowd as she leaves the stage Tuesday, November 2, 2004, following a ribbon cutting at the official opening of the Shania Twain Centre in her home town of Timmins, Ontario. At a ceremony in the parking lot outside the Shania Twain Centre, she gushed about the "gorgeous" building and displays, and said she wouldn't change a thing. "I think it's first class, and not because I happen to be the subject in there," said a beaming Twain, who was wearing giant hoop earrings, a ponytail and a pink turtleneck covered in a warm black vest. "I think when fans come here from all over the world, they're going to get a really honest representation of who I am and where I'm from." Twain, who had a private tour of the three-year-old facility, repeatedly complimented town officials, noting how clean the city looked, and she said she hoped the centre would continue to attract tourists to the region to learn "about us northern Ontario people." After the official ceremony she answered questions from the audience and signed autographs for 150 devotees. Twain showed off her French, saying she's been taking lessons because it's her son Eja's first language.

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