This is a tough answer to give. Nobody wants to be cliche about their answer, however you are being judged on what you say. There is also a difference between someone you look up to and an idol. To me, someone who you look up to is a person in your life that has taught you something and you draw on their decisions to help you make your own. An idol is something completely different. An idol is someone who's actions you want to emulate. An idol is someone who can do absolutely no wrong in your eyes.
That being said, my answer has always and will always be Ke$ha.
People always seem shocked when I answer that the person I most want to emulate is a singer who brushes her teeth with a "bottle of Jack". However, Ke$ha is deeper than most people think. I tell people that the only difference between Ke$ha and I is our affinity towards glitter. I can't stand glitter, and every single piece of clothing or makeup Ke$ha wears seems to have some glitter involved.
While most of Ke$ha's music revolves around drinking or lewd behavior, with lyrics full of swearing. But that's not what I hear when I listen to Ke$ha. I hear a girl who knows what the younger generations want to hear and uses that to her advantage. The most popular songs from Ke$ha are often party anthems, in which it is almost vital nowadays to include references to drinking and coitus. Very few people hear the inspirational lyrics of Ke$ha's ballads. One of my favorite songs by Ke$ha is "Love Into the Light". Ke$ha talks about her imperfections and how culture dictates that people are perfect and if not, everyone will talk about how terrible of a person you are. Some of her most poignant lyrics are,
I know we're all different
Baby that's life
But all of these differences
They make me feel alive
Ke$ha knows how she is seen to the public. She knows that some people only see her as a party animal and an alcoholic. Not many people know that Ke$ha is actually smart enough to be a member of MENSA. While Ke$ha's musical style isn't everyone's cup of tea, she is doing something that she really loves. Ke$ha is trying to show people that you can still be successful as long as you believe in yourself and not worry about the opinions of other people.
Ke$ha is the type of person that I want to be. I want to wake up in the morning believing in myself. People underestimate me. I want to show them that, like Ke$ha, I am stronger than what people think. My goals in life will be enough to keep me going, no matter what. People will say whatever they want about me, but I will take the high road and persevere. I will walk into a room and automatically own it. Nothing will be able to bring me down and nobody will be able to touch me.
Don't worry though, I find the idea of brushing my teeth with anything other than toothpaste yucky
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