Accomplishments

Honors

* Sprite Rising Star 2002
* Family Night Talent Show Five-time 1st Place Finals Winner at Mr. Lucky's in Glendale, Arizona, 2003
* Glendale Youth Fest 2003: Teen Talent Show, 1st Place
* GMA (Gospel Music Association) Academy, Washington, D.C., Overall Spotlight Winner & Country/Southern Gospel First Place Winner, 2004
* Country Thunder Young Guns Second Place Winner, 2004
* The Proof Is In The Pudding Talent Winner, Phoenix, Arizona, 2004
* NBC/PAX America's Most Talented Kids, 2005
* Colgate Country Showdown, Arizona state title, 2006.
* Runner-up in the 2007 Drug Free AZ Superstar Search, Tempe, Arizona[65]
* Plus-size model search winner for Torrid[2]
* Winner of KSAZ Fox 10's "Arizona Idol" contest, giving her a guaranteed chance to audition in front of the judges.
* American Idol Winner, May 2007
* Appointed by President George W. Bush to be a member of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation for a two year term on August 12, 2008.
* First American Idol Contestant, and youngest person in history, to sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.
* Video for No Air #6 on BET for Top 100 videos of 2008
* New Zealand #1 Song of 2008 - No Air

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