She shouldn't have won that contest IMO, nor should have Reuben won his compared to Clay.
PS: Reuben dropped what looks like 70-100 pounds in his recent video.
LOL! We both posted similar things, but our posts crossed. Again, I agree. It strikes me how similar Diana DiGarmo and Carrie Underwood are vocally. True, Carrie has a bit of a country twang and Diana doesn't. But otherwise, they both have big, powerful, smooth voices. But last year Simon's manipulation was that Diana was "too young, but acting too old." He pulled that a little bit with Carrie, but not much. The one big difference between the two young women is that Carrie is truly beautiful, while Diana's looks are more average.
Kimberley Locke, who finished 3nd in season 2, also has a similar voice. They never pushed her as hard as the pushed Ruben, because her style is not "urban."