Miley Named 2009's Worst Celebrity Influence by Teens, Tweens
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The teens and tweens of the U.S.A. have spoken, and the worst celebrity influence of 2009 is . . . Miley Cyrus.
JSYK.com (Just So You Know), AOL's pop culture blog aimed at 9-15 year olds, recently tallied 44,594 online votes for its first, eponymous awards.
In its "Worst Celeb Influence" category, Cyrus garnered 42% of votes -- easily beating out an on-the-mend Britney Spears (27%) and VMAs-spoiler Kanye West (19%). Caught in a nude photo scandal, Vanessa Hudgens charted at 9%, while Shia LeBeouf's public intoxication scuffles snagged him 3%.
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The 16 year-old Cyrus came under fire for dancing with a stripper pole at the Teen Choice Awards in August -- as well as a leaked snapshot of her making culturally insensitive "slanty eyes." In June 2008, her semi-nude Vanity Fair cover also caused a major stir.
The singer-actress told Ryan Seacrest Friday that her cameo in Sex and the City 2 was "the best job I've ever done . . . a total dream come true," she gushed, also noting that "I shot for like an hour and a half, and I was done."
But Miley isn't the only family member in the news this week: little sister Noah, 9, wore a provocative, dominatrix-like Halloween costume at an event last weekend. "We're forced to question [parents] Billy Ray and Tish's judgment," Eonline sniffed of the age-inappropriate look.
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On the flipside, the Just So You Know Awards found Selena Gomez, Nick Jonas, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Emma Watson scoring in the "Best Celeb Influence" category.
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111people from my high school have more talent than her
I f___ hate Miley! She so deserved it cuz she's a s__! I hate her guts and I feel sorry for her! People who says Miley don't deserve this is stupid! SHE's THE WORST INFLUENCE EVER!!!!!!!
I love Miley, Vannessa, Britney, and whatever but I really do think that like Kanye or Vannessa, or Britney should have one. Miley is not a good influence but she is not the worst out of those others. Miley is amazinq and I love her.& I believe that the magazine changed the votes bc they knew people would be like omg and go crazy and the magazine would make more money.
she DEF. deserved it, haha self-centered, attention seeker. your a role model for young kids, maybe now you'll start acting like one.
I think Vanessa Hudgens should've won that one. Miley has made typical teenage mistakes, the downside to it is that paparazzi always capture it and she's always put in the spotlight. But V.H. took nudes of herself and still Disney didn't do a thing to let her go. Taylor Swift seems like a good influence, Selena for some reason comes off a little fake to me.
Erin, you need to quit hating. I'm 41 and watch her show with my 13 year old son. It is an entertaining show with a good message in every episode. Miley has amazing talent and I love her country charm. She has made more money than most people could even imagine in her short career and is set for life financially I'm sure. I'm also sure that she'll be remembered as a teen sensation for longer than most teen actors/singers. Sure, she's made mistakes, but she's human and making mistakes and learning from them is part of growing up and maturing.
erin, i'm 14 and i like her!! and i can promise u that she got more talent than u have!!
i argee that miley is an bad influence to teens and tweens but most of all bad influence to younger kids that watch her shows she should be kick off of disney channel after what she did for the teens choices awards now who think she be kick off because i really do think she should be kick off disney channel
Has anyone actually watched her show Hanna Montana? If you did you would realize there is a moral to every episode, and the moral is always to do the right thing! If she isn't a role model, the who is??
Forget Whoever Posted That Comment I Think Miley Is A Great Influence On Teens I Think She Is Great I Don't Care What Anybody Thinks About Miley I Will Still Love Her
SERIOUSLY NO ONE OVER THE AGE OF 12 LIKES HER AND IF YOU DO THEN YOU MUST BE A LOSER WITH NO FRIENDS OR LIFE. SHE WAS 15 WHEN SHE TOOK HALF NAKED PHOTOS OF HERSELF AND POSTED THEM ON THE INTERNET FOR PUBLICITY NOT TO MENTION HER RACIST PHOTOS. AND HAVE YOU SEEN HER DRESSED AT HER CONCERTS? I WOULDN'T CARE AS MUCH IF SHE WAS AT LEAST LEGAL AGE BUT SHE'S NOT! AND ALSO SHE HAS NO TALENT WHATSOEVER SO SHE KEEPS PULLING THESE STUNTS FOR ATTENTION. SHE WORKS FOR DISNEY WHICH IS AIMED AT LITTLE KIDS, WOULD YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO BE LOOKING UP TO THIS BUCK TOOTHED HILLBILLY? NO! SHE'LL BE NOTHING WHEN SHE'S AN ADULT. SHE'LL BE WORKINGAT MCDONALDS SOMEWHERE AND NO ONE WILL REMEMBER HER IN 5 YEARS.
what a stupid hater...Miley wasnt that worse... she's the coolest girl on planet now..no one can denied it i think..just because of a few mistake u people jugde her like dat..Dont worry MILEY im still your fan and i think others will be the same..LOVE U MILEY CYRUS
well i think there are so many bad influences today, and in my opinion, miley is the least to worry about. you walk through the mall seeing half naked women in a bunch of teen stores but nobody cares. and then miley poses WITH A SHEET COVERING HER and gets bashed like crazy. and what...you can't make silly faces anymore? what's the world comming to? maybe she shouldn't have been so revealing in her photo shoot, but look at the corrupt world she's in and she's just a teen...but she showed far less than a lot of other's out there who get praised for it. i think the media needs to leave her the crap alone and let her live.
Miley is just a teen..so why judging her so hard?? well i don think she had done anything wrong or of nature we call her worst celeb influencing teens!! She encourages her fans thru beautiful songs like "everybody makes mistake" & recent ones "climb" & "wake up America".. why don critics appraise her for such good things huh?? & I guess there is much hoopla made about her pictures & poll dance too. Come on, she is an actress, a singer & a performer..sometimes it happens & nothing is wrong in that.. Go Miley, your fans are with you & no such stupid vote can take 'em from you.. Love you. Miles Rocks!!
EVERYONE HAS HEARD OF MILEY ..WHO THE HECK IS "TEEN TWEENS????" UH DUH!! SHE IS AND EXCELLENT "CLEAN TALENTED " ROLE MODEL..BIG WHOOP A PHOTOG TOOK SOME PICS (I DID NOT EVER UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WERE A BIG DEAL..EXCEPT IN THE MINDS OF PEOPLE WHO LOOK FOR UGLY THINGS TO SAY FOR THE EFFECTS)SIMPLY A YOUNG GIRL TRYING TO BE GROWN LOOKING AND i AM SURE THEY ARE NOT ANY COMPARISON TO HIGH SOME SCHOOLS YOU WALK IN NOW DAYS WITH HOLLYWOOD/STRIPPER LOOKING MAKEUP AND SKIRTS UP TO MT EVEREST!SHALL I MENTION OUR POP SINGERS AND RAP?? OR MAYBE THE BOTTOM BUMPING DANCERS(?) ON TV VIDEO CHANNELS??? OR STAGE!!MY MY..HOW DELIGHTFUL THEY DRESS AND DANCE..HUH? SHE IS TO BE NOTED WITH AND AWARD.. FOR STAYING TRUE TO HER RAISING..AND NOT CROSSING OVER TO THE "EVERYBODYS DOING IT" HOPE TAYLOR SWIFT CONTINUES TO HANG IN THERE AND BE THE GREAT ROLE MODEL SHE IS ALSO.. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO READ AGAIN OF A SUPPOSED VOTE FOR A ROLE MODEL FOR TEENS(WHAT KIND??)! WAS THAT 100 KIDS GATHERED TO EAT FREE PIZZA TO COME VOTE???GIMME A BREAK!!!GO MILEY!!! YOU ARE A DOLL AND TALENTED AND LUCY FUNNY SO YOU THE GIRL!!!!!!
EVERYONE HAS HEARD OF MILEY ..WHO THE HECK IS "TEEN TWEENS????" UH DUH!! SHE IS AND EXCELLENT "CLEAN TALENTED " ROLE MODEL..BIG WHOOP A PHOTOG TOOK SOME PICS (I DID NOT EVER UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WERE A BIG DEAL..EXCEPT IN THE MINDS OF PEOPLE WHO LOOK FOR UGLY THINGS TO SAY FOR THE EFFECTS)SIMPLY A YOUNG GIRL TRYING TO BE GROWN LOOKING AND i AM SURE THEY ARE NOT ANY COMPARISON TO HIGH SOME SCHOOLS YOU WALK IN NOW DAYS WITH HOLLYWOOD/STRIPPER LOOKING MAKEUP AND SKIRTS UP TO MT EVEREST!SHALL I MENTION OUR POP SINGERS AND RAP?? OR MAYBE THE BOTTOM BUMPING DANCERS(?) ON TV VIDEO CHANNELS??? OR STAGE!!MY MY..HOW DELIGHTFUL THEY DRESS AND DANCE..HUH? SHE IS TO BE NOTED WITH AND AWARD.. FOR STAYING TRUE TO HER RAISING..AND NOT CROSSING OVER TO THE "EVERYBODYS DOING IT" HOPE TAYLOR SWIFT CONTINUES TO HANG IN THERE AND BE THE GREAT ROLE MODEL SHE IS ALSO.. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO READ IN A "WHASSAT MAGAZINE?" ..AGAIN OF A SUPPOSED VOTE FOR A ROLE MODEL FRO TEENS(WHAT KIND??)! WAS THAT 100 KIDS GATHERED TO EAT FREE PIZZA TO COME VOTE???GIMME A BREAK!!!GO MILEY!!! YOU ARE A DOLL AND TALENTED AND LUCY FUNNY SO YOU THE GIRL!!!!!!
haters need to get over themselves and stop judging miley. miley's just being a teen. i agree with all her fans and supporters. keep being yourself miley and dont listen to haters.
i don't know but i guess vanessa was the worst
I dont tihnk that Miley should have been "worst celebritiy influence" she is just trying to be herself and no one likes that. You try and and stand on a moving box and not need something to hold on to and to top it off if her parents dont see the problem then why should we? Kanye West is so much more of a bad influence. As for Britney Spears she is just as bad as Kanye. I also dont get how Miley is a bad influence and Jamie Lynn Spears wasnt? Miley does a few "bad" things but Jamie went home pregnant at 16? LEAVE MILEY ALONE!!!!She doesnt deserve this.
i dont understand how people are saying she's a wh*re and she should watch what she dose cuz shes a disney star and she's condemed for "pole dancing" yet jamie lynn spears is a disney star and she went home pregnant at 16 yet she is not condemed for that hmmm some mothers and teenagers are just jealous cuz miley is beautiful and talented