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%.
See what Miley and other stars looked like when they were youngerThe 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 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."
Look back on these scandalsBut 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.
Check out today's hottest star shotsOn 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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