Ok, you've challenged the English major in me.

How about:

Diana, Princess of Wales,
was very inspirational to me. I
tried her hair-do and her style
of clothes and hats. Most
importantly, I admired her poise.

I agree with Leah. I kind of liked how you used emulate in your first paragraph. You could even just replace "tried" with "emulated" in the paragraph above.

... I emulated her hair style, and copied the beautiful clothing and hats she wore. ...

HTH.

JanetC

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Thanks, Miss Tanya!!