Tennessee 1st grader goes viral for dressing up as Dolly Parton for school: 'Truly her own person'
A video of the 6-year-old Dolly Parton fan from Tennessee, has been viewed more than 3 million times on TikTok
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A first-grade student in Tennessee has gone viral on TikTok after dressing as country music legend Dolly Parton.
Stella, 6, recently donned a blonde wig and sparkly dress in honor of "book character" day.
Stella's mom, Dana Troglen, posted a video on TikTok showing Stella's look. The video was complete with Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" playing in the background — garnering more than three million views.
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Troglen said she remembers dressing up as Dolly Parton when she was a young girl herself, and has loved the country star for as long as she can remember, she told Fox News Digital.
First-grader Stella Troglen has gone viral after dressing as Dolly Parton for school. (Dana Troglen)
Troglen even spent time working at the Grand Ole Opry venue, before moving to radio, where she interviewed Dolly Parton, she said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Troglen said, "Dolly is everything that everyone thinks about her and more."
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Troglen said her love for Parton has not waned over the years and she has continued to listen to her music over the years, passing that love along to her daughter, Stella.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Stella's assignment was to dress up as a literary character, so she chose the country music legend as her inspiration. (Dana Troglen)
Troglen bought Stella "My Little Golden Book about Dolly Parton" by Deborah Hopkinson, a short biography about the beloved country star.
"When Stella dressed up [as Dolly] at school, some kids were really ugly about it…when she came home I said, 'It's just like when Dolly wrote the song coat of many colors and went to school and people made fun of her, and she didn't care,'" Troglen said.
@wanderingmaverickphoto my 6yo dressed as @dollyparton walking into school this morning. can't stop laughing #dolly #dollyparton #school #fyp ♬ 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
"She is a good example of not caring about what anyone thinks of you," Troglen added of her daughter.
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With the help of her mom, Stella put together a costume that resembled the image of Parton on the book cover.
With the help of her mom, Dana Troglen, Stella put together a costume that closely resembled the picture of Dolly on the front of her book. (Dana Troglen)
Stella wore a glittering, star-patterned dress, and Troglen fabric glued gold birthday fringe onto the sleeves of a white long sleeve shirt.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The look was completed with leggings, high-heeled boots and, of course, a big, blonde wig.
Troglen said she feels Dolly Parton has become an inspiration to many young girls, including her and Stella.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A little girl named Stella from Tennessee, recently dressed as Dolly Parton, her favorite star, for a school "book character" event. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Netflix)
"Everything that she does, and her qualities is what I try to instill in my girls like be yourself, stay true to yourself, don't care what other people think," Troglen commented.
Troglen says Stella has the same artistic qualities of Parton and even loves performing. She can often be heard singing "Jolene" around the house.
"She is a good example of not caring about what anyone thinks of you," Dana Troglen said of her daughter, Stella, 6. (Dana Troglen)
"I've never met anyone like Stella. She is truly her own person," Troglen shared. "I guess she and I are the same in that we love to be unique."
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"I guess she and I are the same in that we love to be unique," Dana told Fox News Digital. (Dana Troglen)
Troglen and Stella are continuing to showcase their love for Parton and are planning to recreate some of the icon's most famous looks very soon.