Taylor Swift Wins CMA Entertainer Of The Year

First Published: November 11, 2009 11:42 PM EST Credit: Getty Images

Caption Taylor Swift accepts the award for Entertainer of the Year onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center, Nashville, November 11, 2009

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.

Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.