Miley Cyrus: Voted worst celebrity influence of 2009

Miley Cyrus: Voted worst celebrity influence of 2009

Miley Cyrus is no more a darling to her fans. ‘Hannah Montana’ star Miley Cyrus, one of Disney's hottest stars of the past three years with hit records and hit films, has been voted the worst celebrity influence of 2009 by all teens and young fans -the very people who made her a star one day. An online poll has spilled the beans.

Sixteen year old Miley took 42 percent of votes in the poll for a popular website and also pushing Britney Spears and rapper Kanye West into second and third places, respectively, in a section on worst celebrity influences of the year.

No reasons were given for the poor showing of the singer-actress and the popular star of Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" television series.

Experts suspect probable reason behind her unpopularity this year. Her controversial dating with a 20 year-old model, making "slant eyes" in an informal snapshot criticized as mocking Asians, and being accused of pole-dancing on a teen awards show – all these have contributed to her downfall.

Stephanie Cohen, editor of the website said, “I think Miley is in an interesting space where she is trying to graduate from being 'Hannah Montana' and a Disney channel celebrity and coming into her own and having a career beyond Disney”.

He continued, "I think her fans still want her to be the sweet Hannah Montana and she is trying to age up...Parents are definitely resisting it”.

Kanye West, whose interruption of Swift's acceptance speech at a music award show in September was deemed the most shocking moment of 2009, took 19 percent of votes in the worst celebrity influence section.

Swift, the best-selling U.S. artist of 2008, has risen again in popularity this year.

In another survey it was revealed that Kristen Stewart had been voted favorite female movie actress and Taylor Lautner surged past Robert Pattinson in both the favorite male movie star and "cool guy you'd like to hang out with" categories.