Jessica Simpson Slams Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera  8/5/05

Jessica Simpson was thrilled to beat Britney Spears for the role of Daisy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard, and has taken a backhanded swipe at the superstar singer.

The victory was all the more sweet because Simpson missed out on a part in kids show Thhe Mickey Mouse Club at the expense of Spears and Christina Aguilera - but the Newlyweds star now insists she's glad she never made the grade.

Simpson says, "I'm glad I didn't get the Mickey Mouse Club. I got to be a normal kid.

"It makes me more proud to have gone through failure and then have success."