Twelve months ago, life looked good for Britney Spears ... debut film Crossroads flopped at the box office. Miss Spears signed with Pepsi in February 2001 in a two-year deal but soon infuriated ...

There were pop stars, cameras and lights, but the excitement wasn't for a movie premiere, but for the world debut of a Pepsi commercial — starring Britney Spears ... her joy at such an honor.