Carrie Underwood

 Carrie Underwood is an American country music artist, fashion designer, songwriter actor, author, and actress who has a net worth of $140 million. Carrie Underwood rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of "American Idol" in 2005. She has since become one of the most recognizable mainstream recording artists in the world of music with her record-breaking performances and setting numerous records in her career. Her debut album, 2005's "Some Hearts,"" was made even more impressive by the huge crossover success of the singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats." "Some Hearts" is her first album as a solo artist is the highest-selling debut album of country music history. It also ranks as the fastest-selling debut country record in Nielsen SoundScan history. Underwood was awarded three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist. The album was sold to 7 million copies.She attended Northeastern State University.She was a part-time student during one of her summers in college serving as a volunteer for Oklahoma State Representative Bobby Frame. Underwood is an alumna of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. She was a contestant in several beauty pageants while at NSU and was chosen as Miss NSU the runner-up in 2004.