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"Jordin Sparks proved that age really ain&amp;#039;t nothin&amp;#039; but a number when the 17-year-old from Glendale, Arizona, captured the American Idol title live on Fox last night. As Ryan Seacrest handed her the microphone, she emotionally belted out the winning song, &amp;quot;This Is My Now&amp;quot; -- suddenly with each word having more impact than when she had sung them the day before. A record 74 million votes were cast on Tuesday night (but keep in mind that we also had four hours to vote, as opposed to the two hours last year!), and the results were clear...and now Jordin joins the Idol ranks with Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, and Taylor Hicks. The sixth American Idol scores a record deal and management contract. But one thing she doesn&amp;#039;t need is to prove she&amp;#039;s a star -- on the finale, she already showed she could perform along with the music industry&amp;#039;s heavy hitters. Among the guests on the show were Green Day (Billy Joe looked hotter than ever!), Joe Perry, Bette Midler, Gwen Stefani, and Tony Bennett. And unlike other weeks of Idol, when the eliminated finalists got sent home with a montage set to Daughtry&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Home&amp;quot; (isn&amp;#039;t it ironic that the lyrics say, &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m going home to a place where I belong,&amp;quot; when they don&amp;#039;t want to be sent home and eliminated?!), runner-up Blake Lewis still beat-boxed his way into the hearts of America (and still won a car!).  What did you guys think of the results of American Idol? And do you love Jordin Sparks? If so, tell us why and you just might see your reason in an upcoming issue of CosmoGIRL! Please be as specific and detailed as you can! Can&amp;#039;t wait to hear from you! Rachel Entertainment Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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