Miley Named 2009's Worst Celebrity Influence by Teens, Tweens

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%.

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, ...