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All-American girl: this year, Carrie. Underwood won her third Grammy and toured for her megahit second album. Here, the private singer opens up about her "carnival ride" career and new perspective on love.(COSMO NEWS: Interview)(Interview)(Cover story)

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Just three short years after winning the fourth season of American Idol, 25-year-old Carrie Underwood has seemingly undergone a radical transformation--from a shy, plainly dressed girl from Checotah, Oklahoma, to a chart-topping singer who performs in front of massive sold-out stadium crowds, sporting sexy above-the-knee boots and black minishorts.

The key word here is seemingly. The second she wraps her Cosmo cover shoot at a New York City photo studio, the petite blond sheds the designer duds that she's been expertly posing in and slips into her own clothes: loose-fitting gray sweatpants, a blue hoodie sweatshirt, and white ...

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