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<B>'Idol's' golden girls: Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson </B>

Carrie Underwood & Kelly Clarkson

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'Idol's' golden girls: Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson

Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson are the reigning queens of "Idol." Nobody else even comes close to the success these two women have had.

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