It's an age-old playground question with only two answers: innie or outie?Well for one Czech underwear model, the answer is "neither".
Karolina Kurkova, 24, is making waves after appearing on a catwalk in Miami Beach without a belly button. The missing navel has now become, in the words of one paper, "the riddle of the £2.5 million beauty".
Some people naturally lack their belly-button as a result of abdominal problems shortly after birth, a condition known as gastroschisis. However some have speculated that Kurkova's rounded navel may in fact be the result of a cosmetic proceedure. Doctors have turned innies into outies (and vice versa) for years -- surely covering it up couldn't be that hard?
For now the mystery remains just that -- a mystery. Kurkova has not talked about it publicly, and all her agent will say -- according to the BBC -- is that she is "not an alien." (Note that the agent did not rule out that Kurkova may be a sea monster, angel or computer-generated hologram... We're just saying.)
What do you think? Is the belly-buttonless naval attractive or not? Take a look at our gallery below, and then let us know what you think in the comments.
Karolina Kurkova
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Thursday 20 November
By Strapps
Who the hell is looking at her navel?
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Thursday 20 November
By Mari
Yep, definately an Alien ;-P
Thursday 20 November
By maureen sperinck
i have lived without a belly button for 62 years owing to a rupture at birth.It has never caused me a problem i always said i was the first test tube baby when asked.
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Thursday 20 November
By knigjun
can we at least get the spelling correct??? naval is pertaining to the sea............. for goodness sake how can we expect our kids to grow up properly if everything they see on line is mis-spelt
We eat navel oranges in this house - not naval ones with boats or flags on
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Thursday 20 November
By AC
I think shes awesome, belly button or no belly button.
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Thursday 20 November
By jock
if you lot have nothing better to do get a real job. sad sad sad
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Thursday 20 November
By Shazza
My daughter hasn't got a bellybutton due to a pre-cancerous condition so I think it looks lovely as does my daughter.
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Thursday 20 November
By asandino
She is probably a Cylon. (refer to Batllestar Galactica if you don't know what I mean)
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Thursday 20 November
By Su Lawson
Just using the word 'ugly' is a sign of a limited frame of mind. Goodness knows what you would say about a disabled person!
Thursday 20 November
By Alice Trinder
I agree, why would you be looking at her navel?
She is beautiful, even without one, but surely, you should have something better to do than writing an article on someones belly button, there are far more pressing matters happening in the world right now, perhaps focus on them?
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Thursday 20 November
By cal1993
well it is the job of articles like this. u know to get gossip on clebrities so shut up and stop trying to be clever
Thursday 20 November
By Niccolo
Frak me! She's a Cylon!
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Thursday 20 November
By Mike
I'd still do her! x
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Saturday 29 November
By diane
Sadly (for you..) she probably wouldn't "do" you!
Thursday 20 November
By caz
Innie,Outie or non at all-Does it matter?? Life and living it to the full is what counts,im sure Shazza will agree and i hope her daughter is fit and healthy now.
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Thursday 20 November
By Soph
I can see her belly button - what's the big deal? It's just stretched a bit. Am I the only person who can see it?! If the camera was slightly higher you would see it better but it is there.
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Thursday 20 November
By Soph
Ignore me - I see what they are on about now. Bad day...
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Thursday 20 November
By Mike
I think it looks good - she certainly is a stunner, and who really wants to look for her belly button when there are other items of interest!
I have 2 belly buttons - one from birth, and the 2nd from a operation I had recently.
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Thursday 20 November
By Michael o'neill
the perfect belly button no bum fluff can ever get stuck it aint a handy cap its complete perfection : ) he he hehe
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Thursday 20 November
By Maureen Jones
I have not had a belly button for 65 years I had an operation when I was 2 years old it's great don't have to worry about fluff.
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