There was a temptation last night to just go ahead and post the headline “Jordin Sparks Wins American Idol.” Once Melinda Doolittle was cut, there was no doubt Jordin would win it in a landslide. She is everything an American Idol should be: 17-years-young, a great smile, bubbly personality, seemingly beautiful on the inside/definitely on the outside, and oh yeah.. she can sing.

It was great to see how happy she was. A smile is one indication, speechlessness is another.
She could barely utter a word when Ryan Seacrest said she’d won. And that last performance was something out of a movie. You could feel the emotion of the moment..

.. with the little sparkle display in the background and the behind the performer camera shot that shows the hugeness which is the Kodak Theatre, people from front row to the rafters.

And here is a girl who no one knew or heard of a couple of months ago.

One of the people on those long American Idol lines.

All of those people were there, cheering for her.

Beyond a record contract - it’s an acknowledgement that you’ve got something special.

It really was a big moment for her.

Jordin Sparks was on Fox’s morning news show today and said as much, “It was one of those crazy things. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.”

I’d toss in more quotes but it’s not necessary: happy, amazed, thank you. That about covers it.

She’s going to be around for a long time.