American songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi was in her late 30s when she was a judge on the popular singing competition show “American Idol” back in 2010 — and made headlines when she flashed her bikini bod during the season 8 finale.
Sitting smack-dab in the middle of Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul … DioGuardi’s time on “American Idol” came to an end after season 9, but she continued to make moves … like signing Jason Derulo and landing herself as head judge on Bravo’s singing competition show “Platinum Hit” in 2011.