'America's Got Talent' winner gets a sweet surprise from Taylor Swift

On the show, Simon Cowell called her the "next Taylor Swift."
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'America's Got Talent' winner gets a sweet surprise from Taylor Swift
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Gifts are always cool, but a Swift gift? Now that's something special.

Grace VanderWaal, 12, who Simon Cowell dubbed the "next Taylor Swift," was still reeling from her America's Got Talent victory earlier this week when she received a lovely bouquet of flowers from -- you guessed it -- the current Taylor Swift.

In addition to being Swift's mini-me, VanderWaal is also a fan, so her elated reaction was to be expected.


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"Words can not explain how honored I am for this.. thank. You. SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!" VanderWaal wrote on Twitter.

VanderWaal consistently wowed both AGT judges and audiences with her earnest original songs and trademark ukulele. Since winning AGT's eleventh season, she's also been congratulated by Ellen DeGeneres, Reese Witherspoon and even Swift's arch-rival, Katy Perry.

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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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