She looks great in everything, and she looks so cool when she wears dresses to awards shows that are simple but strong.

But I did end up winning "Most Improved" at the awards banquet at the end of the summer. That' s only because there was a ten-minute difference between my first race and my last one.

She'll be in Nashville on Sunday for the Academy of Country Music awards, where she's set to perform.

But at the awards ceremony, attended by a procession of retired Chinese vice foreign ministers, the most important criteria for the award seemed to be "promoting a positive image of China in Africa".

The awards are now watched on television by millions of viewers in over 100 different countries.