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Taylor Swift wins CMA entertainer of the year

Published online on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

By CHRIS TALBOTT - Associated Press Writer
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Taylor Swift made history at the Country Music Awards, becoming the youngest person to win entertainer of the year and the first solo female to win it in a decade.

The tearful 19-year-old - who also was the evening's top winner with four total awards - cried as she accepted her trophy and said: "I will never forget this moment."

No woman had won the award since Shane Twain did in 1999.


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