Checking out the Wikipedia, I noticed some interesting facts on Carrie Underwood. We all know that Carrie was crowned the winner of American Idol on May 25, 2005, beating out Bo Bice but did you know…

  • Carrie was selected in the People Magazine top 100 Most Beautiful People in 2006. She was also selected as one of the top 25 Hottest People under 25 in Teen People magazine.
  • Underwood’s fans are known as “Carrie’s Care Bears” – she is in the same sorority (Sigma Sigma Sigma) as Care Bears creator Linda Denham.
  • Carrie Underwood is a vegetarian and stopped consuming meat at age 13.
  • She was voted “World’s Sexiest Vegetarian” alongside Coldplay frontman Chris Martin in 2005 by animal-rights organization PETA.
  • Carrie Underwood is a supporter of the Humane Society and has done several public service announcements for the organization.
  • In December 2005, Underwood was named Oklahoman of the Year by Oklahoma Today magazine.
  • Throughout Carrie’s time on American Idol, home videos were shown in which she sang “Independence Day,” one of Martina’s biggest hits. Carrie also released her version of “Independence Day” as the B-side to her first #1 single, “Inside Your Heaven.”
  • In addition to being a singer, Carrie Underwood is also a skilled guitar player.
  • Carrie Underwood’s debut album Some Hearts has become one of the best-selling debut albums in the U.S. since Evanescence’s 2003 debut, Fallen, which was certified 6X Platinum by the RIAA. The album has also been named the fastest selling debut country album in U.S. SoundScan history.

And one fact that I can’t confirm, but I heard on the radio is that Carrie Underwood’s second album his set to his store shelves in the fall of 2007!