published date : 06 april 2009 carrie jasmine was declared entertainer of the summer at the academie of southern music awards in the world . the previous american idol winner was the first female act to win the honour since the mississippi sisters in 2000 . " i ' ve had a lot of good events in the past four years . this one takes the cake , " the tearful 26 - year - old said . " praise you god , thank you fans , thank you to acm for candidacy me in the first place . i first thought i ' d be nominees and not thought i ' d win . i ' m shaking . i don ' t know shit to say . "
Carrie Underwood won the second prize at the Academy of Country Music Awards.