NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 12, 2009)--Taylor Swift is the youngest person ever to win the Country Music Association's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year, and at just 19, she says she'll "never forget this moment because in this moment everything that I have ever wanted has just happened to me."

Swift also broke the male hold on the award.

The last time a woman won was Faith Hill in 2000.

The CMA's were presented in Nashville Wednesday night.

As she got on the stage Wednesday she said she just got a hug from Kris Kristofferson, who, with Lee Ann Womack, had presented her award, and, Swift said with that hug, she was "good."

Brad Paisley won his third CMA Award as Male Vocalist of the year.

The Winners
Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift
Single: "I Run to You," Lady Antebellum
Album: "Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song: "In Color," Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
Female Vocalist: Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist: Brad Paisley
Vocal Group: Lady Antebellum
Vocal Duo: Sugarland
Musical Event: "Start a Band," Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)
Musician: Mac McAnally
Music Video: "Love Story," Taylor Swift
New Artist: Darius Rucker