Country music phenom Taylor Swift’s new CoverGirl deal puts well down the road to becoming not just a musical artist, but major brand. Get ready for the next music, fashion and film juggernaut.
Although just 20, Swift has already won the highest country music honor; has a movie to her credit opposite Twilight hottie Taylor Lautner.
Now she joins A-List celebs Rihanna, Drew Barrymore and Ellen DeGeneres, who also fronted for CoverGirl.
The deal also puts Swift in the same league as Miley Cyrus, although not quite the same level.
The Hannah Montana star is still far and away the leading teen brand-maker, with music, movies, television and fashion deals.
Swift will rep for the “easy, breezy, beautiful” line’s new luxury collection, a rep for CoverGirl confirmed. No names have been announced for the new line.
“I am so excited to become the next CoverGirl,” Taylor said in a statement.
“I have admired many of the CoverGirls since I was a little girl… great artists and actresses who are confident and still themselves.
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“It’s like a dream come true to be a part of the future of CoverGirl,” she said.
Ads are expected to roll out in January 2011 along with the new line.
Taylor, meanwhile, is still touring. Her “Fearless” tour is currently cris-crossing the country.
Swift told Teen Vogue last year that she’s the kind of person who believes everything happens for a reason.
This time money may be the biggest. But the deal also cements Swift as a star who transcends country music.
Keith Girard has four decades of experience as an award-winning reporter, editor-in-chief, and senior media executive. Keith’s career began in Washington, D.C., where he was a reporter for The Washington Post and a contributing editor for Regardie’s and Washingtonian magazines. He also worked as a writer/producer in CNN’s Washington Bureau and has written one book on the U.S. Marines in the Gulf War and two novels: The ‘Heidelberg Conundrum’ and ‘The Curse of Northam Bay.’
she isnt part of covergirl
i am so tired of this annoying little girl. she is so talentless. i can’t stand her. and i’m definitely not jealous of her. the only thing i like about her is how she seems to have a good choice in men. (taylor lautner)
BOO STFU! She is damn talented! I love her, your an asshole, she’s one of the best in Country Music! She’s very talented!
She looks like a horse in that photo. And this is who gets chosen to sell make-up? Hmm…maybe that does make sense.
Her fans are tweens and teens but covergirl wants her to represent a “luxury line” of makeup? Yeah, I see Moms all over the world give their 12 year old girls $200 to buy Taylor Swift’s new eye shadow. Like someone else said this girl is annoying. She needs to spend her time learning to be a better singer, you know what she is SUPPOSED to be famous for.
Good for her! I love Taylor Swift and she deserves everything that keeps happening to her. I do not think she has the greatest voice in the world, but she definitely has talent in capturing hearts all over the world. And not mention this girl is just plain stunning 🙂
Okay boo. She is not talentless. What I’m tired of are haters who need to comment on her no matter what. If she’s singing they need to say she “can’t sing”. If she’s writing they need to say “she can’t write”. Now, even when she’s modeling they say she’s Talentless. LOL give it a rest. She can do something. Go Taylor. BTW, the fact that you need to add “i’m definitely not jealous of her” leads me to believe that you are. Comeon, 5’11. skinny, rich at the top of her game yet sweet as a button……..at least you have reason to be jealous. LOL
For the people who kept saying how ‘talentless’ she is, I’d like to know how is she not talented? How is she not admirable? She knew what she wanted from a very young age and strove to learn the guitar until her fingers bled. She practised. She writes teeny love songs, yes, but for goodness sake, she’s a teenage girl. Teenage girls’ muses are mostly about love. She’s just a normal human, not a super genius idol. People just want to relate to normalcy for once. She sings a hell lot better than a lot of wannabes her age – and she’s not your typical ‘I WANT TO BE SPECIAL AND UNIQUE, MORE SO THAN ANYONE ELSE!’ screaming kind of girl. She doesn’t have the angst, the pretentious flair, she’s not your Year 1999 Avril Lavigne (I was 18 when Lavigne became a phenomenon, and I hated the raves). I’m now 28 and to me, I’m amazed at how well-grounded Taylor is.
i am your red fan