Recently, the Auburn University student newspaper, The Plainsman, did a piece on a local celebrity: Keurig Girl. Cosmopolitan and Seventeen then picked up the story, and Keurig Girl became an instant Internet sensation.
If you haven’t heard of Keurig Girl yet, here are the basics: her name is Madison Collins, and she is a freshman at Auburn University. During finals week last semester, she brought her Keurig with her to the biggest library on campus, and people immediately began flocking to her to 1) see if it was real and to 2) obviously get free coffee. She could often be found that week with a long line stemming from her study desk filled with onlookers and coffee connoisseurs.
The effort to haul your Keurig from your dorm to the library is no easy feat, so you must commend Collins for her dedication to the brew. At first she was just a girl who didn’t want to pay $4 for a cup of coffee, but now she’s Ellen DeGeneres’ latest television guest (not really, but you never know).
I sat down with Collins on Friday to answer all the random questions I knew you were asking about her. Now you’ll never have to wonder again about the truth behind Keurig Girl.
1. What’s your favorite brand or flavor of K-Cup?
"The hazelnut blend by Green Mountain Coffee."
2. What’s your major?
"Biomedial Science-- PreMed."
3. If you were a Crayon, what color would you be?
"A blue."
4. What’s your favorite holiday?
" Christmas."
5. What’s your middle name?
"Madison. My first name is actually Haleigh."
6. Where’s your favorite place to sit in the library?
"There's a corner on the 3rd Floor that overlooks Samford Hall, and it's really nice."
7. What kind of doctor do you want to be?
"A pediatrician."
8. What’s your spirit animal?
"The coffee bean."
9. Who would be your celebrity BFF?
"Jennifer Lawrence."
10. What do you usually order from Chick Fil A?
"A Spicy Chicken Sandwich."
11. Do you recycle?
"Yes."
12. About how many cups of coffee have you given away?
"Too many to count."
13. What do you think Keurig is sending you in the mail?
"I have no idea, but my friends think they're either naming a blend after me or sending me a personalize coffee machine with my face on it."
14. Cats or dogs?
"Dogs."
15. What’s your favorite thing to watch on Netflix?
" Grey's Anatomy."
16. How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?
"Five..."
17. Have they renamed the library after you yet?
"Not yet, but I see it happening in the near future."
18. What are you eating for dinner tonight?
"How am I supposed to know?!"
19. Since you’re a freshman, about how many cups of Easy Mac have you consumed this year?
"Oh gosh. I'd say about 60."
20. If you could invite any three people, dead or alive, to dinner who would it be?
"Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lawrence, and Martin Luther King Jr."
21. Who are you wearing?
"I think this is Comfort Colors..."
22. Do people recognize you on campus?
"Yes, I've had multiple people stare at me and ask, 'Are you Keurig Girl?!'"
23. Do your professors make you bring them coffee?
"Not yet."
24. What kind of creamer do you use?
"I don't-- I drink it black."
25. What’s your favorite talk show?
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
26. Will you be the next celebrity “N” at an Auburn basketball game?
"I mean it would surprise me at this point."
27. Paper or plastic?
"Plastic."
28. When will there be Keurig Girl T-shirts?
"My friends are actually designing them right now."
29. Would you consider opening a Keurig stand?
"Yes, but I wouldn't charge."
30. Did you fail any finals because you were passing out coffee?
"No, I'm way too nerdy for that."
31. If you could be anything when you grow up, what would it be?
"Astronaut."
32. Do you have siblings, and are they jealous of your fame?
"Yes, I have a younger brother who texts me every day 'I hate you,' because he hates that I'm famous and he's not."
33. What’s your favorite color Gatorade?
"Blue."
34. What’s the most random thing in your backpack right now?
"My Keurig because you asked me to bring it."
35. When you go to med school, will you carry on the Keurig Girl tradition?
"Who knows... Only the future will tell."
36. Do any celebrities follow you on Twitter?
"There are people with blue checkmarks, but I don't really know who they are. Some Cosmo editors and various sports announcers."
37. Who’s your favorite celebrity to follow on Instagram?
"Ellen DeGeneres."
38. What’s your biggest fear?
" Talking on the phone slash interviewing slash all of this."
39. Taylor Swift recently trademarked her lyrics, are you going to do the same for Keurig Girl?
"Sure!"
40. Who’s your celebrity boyfriend?
"I guess a Keurig Boy who is somewhere out there."
41. If you could travel to any country in the world, what would it be?
"I really want to go to Ireland."
42. Who’s your favorite president?
"George Washington. Founding father, am I right?"
43. Who’s your favorite female leader?
"Leslie Knope."
44. If Ellen DeGeneres were to call you right now, would you leave this interview to answer the phone?
"I would probably pass out, so you would have to answer the phone."
45. Which Disney Princess is your favorite?
"Belle or Ariel. It's a close tie."
46. You’re on an episode of Oprah where she gives away her favorite things, what’s under your chair?
"A ticket to a private jet so I could travel anywhere in the world."
47. Since it will be hot during finals week this semester, will you serve iced coffee?
"Maybe. I'll have to add an ice machine to my birthday list."
48. What’s your favorite Super Bowl party food?
"I really like nachos."
49. Hotdogs or Hamburgers?
"Hamburgers."
50. Are you a fan of the man-bun?
"No, I think it's kind of gross."
