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Meeting with Taylor Swift leaves Winnipeg teen breathless

A Winnipeg teen has been left breathless after meeting her idol, Taylor Swift.

She says the pop star already knew her social media accounts, name, hometown and birthday

Winnipeg teen's dream turns to reality when she meets Taylor Swift

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Winnipeg teen Ria Drapete, 16, has been left breathless after meeting her idol, Taylor Swift, over the Thanksgiving weekend,

A Winnipeg teen has been leftbreathless after meetingher idol, Taylor Swift.

Ria Drapete, 16, manages a number of social media accounts dedicated to the superstar, and on Thanksgiving weekend, she travelled to Fargo to see her perform live.

Before the show, Swift requested Drapete be moved to the front of the line for a meeting, and when she got there, Swifttold the teen she reads her blog.

"Usually I'm not an emotional personlike that but I couldn't like, hold it in," Drapetetold CBC.

"It didn't even hit melike, it hit me after I met Taylor and I was like, 'Wait. Did that actually just happen?'"

Ria Drapete with superstar Taylor Swift.

Drapete saidSwift knew her name, her birthday and her hometown and acknowledged she followsher closely online.

"Like she actually told me, her exact words were like, 'You don't know how creepy I am. I stalk your blog.' And she just looked me dead in the eye saying that," Drapetesaid.

On Friday, the teen was still in awe of the encounter.

"I still think about it every day," she said.

"Like, if I do badly on a test I'm just like, 'It's okay. I met Taylor.'"