31 Reasons Taylor Swift Is Having a Ridiculously Awesome Year

Taylor graced the cover of Vanity Fair's September issue, opening up about everything from her group of girlfriends to how Jay Z helped her become friends with Kanye West. Explaining why she hopes to emulate the careers of Oprah Winfrey and Angelina Jolie, she said, "I want to leave a trail of people behind me who had gotten better opportunities or felt better about themselves because of me or smiled because of me."