In 2006, a 16 year old country cutie with blonde ringlet curls took the stage with her first single, "Tim McGraw," bearing cowboy boots and a sundress, and incredible amounts of passion and love in her heart. Eleven years later, that young girl has grown into a global pop phenomenon, and one of the most incredible, influential and sincere idols for anyone to look up to.

At just 27 years old, Taylor Swift is one of the most successful musicians of this generation. But behind all the glitter and glam of the pop superstar life is the same bubbly young girl that seemingly the entire world fell in love with many years ago. Taylor puts her heart amd soul into everything she does, which is certainly reflected in her music, but more so into what she does for her fans. Despite the fact that she's never rude to anyone, regardless of if they're fans or not, she goes above and beyond to show her gratitude and appreciation for the people who've supported her through her musical journey. She puts on hours of meet and greets for dedicated fans after her shows (for free I may add), hosts invite only concerts for hand picked fans, sends Christmas and Valentine's Day packages, interacts as much as possible on every social media under the sun, and never hesitates to stop for pictures, hugs, and autographs. These are all normal occurrences, not just something that happened once or twice to a lucky fan or two. She has a heart of pure gold, and unfortunately that goes unnoticed more often than it should.

Taylor Swift is also a phenomenal idol for the younger population of music lovers, simply because she keeps herself in line. She's not out parading around cities wasted or strung out, and she always appeals to a younger audience. She's very conscious to the fact that she has a lot of young eyes watching her, and because of that, she makes the best possible public decisions.

Taylor also writes or contributes to every single one of her songs, rather than having someone else do it for her, therefore portraying the true talent that she embodies. With doing such a thing, she encourages people around the world to do the same, to work hard and use the talents you have.

Taylor Swift is a talented, hardworking, down-to-earth kind of person, but also the best idol this generation has to offer.