Though idolized by many teenagers all over the world, Miley Cyrus has been voted the Worst Celebrity Influence of the year in an online poll compiled by AOL's JSYK.com (Just So You Know), which is aimed at 9-15 year-olds. Garnering 42 percent of votes, she pushes aside singer Britney Spears and rapper Kanye West into second and third places respectively.

Miley's pole dancing at this year's annual Teen Chioce Awards is cited as the one reason why she is chosen the first on the poll. "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," says Stephanie Cohen, editor of JSYK.com.

Stephanie continues, "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." Joining Miley, Kanye, and Britney in the Worst Celebrity Influence poll are Vanessa Hudgens at the fourth spot with 9 percent votes, and movie actor Shia LaBeouf who is ranked fifth with 3 percent votes.

In the meantime, Miley's fellow Disney star Selena Gomez is voted the Best Celebrity Influence of 2009. The 17-year-old actress-singer earns 30 percent votes, besting her best friend Taylor Swift who gets 28 percent votes. "I think Taylor Swift has done a great job of showing her true self and coming across as very sweet and down to earth. A lot of her songs are about the underdog and teens can really relate to her," says Stephanie of the country music singer.

Rounding out the Top 5 of Best Celebrity Influence poll are Nick Jonas, Emma Watson, and Justin Bieber respectively.

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ouchhhhhhh haha oh come on she is not THAT bad
& IMO she is alot better than kanye & britney.. but then again who knows what will happen in the future :]

haha and i dunno why everyone keeps making such a big deal out of the pole dance thing.. it wasnt even that bad. and plus she is almost 18.. cant expect her to be the little girl forever

ah maybe i am jus bias cuz i like the song

^ ONLY 16 LOL.

I don't know. I don't like her. Sure she hasn't done anything like Britney Spears, but it's probably because at HER YOUNG AGE that she's already doing stuff like taking pictures that purposely show cleavage....doing that Vanity Fair shooot and this pole dancing thing added all together, it's kind of a lot of a 16 year old. AND plus, you have to admit that parents nowadays really like to complain a lot about what's on TV and blahblahblah. (Ex. TVB complaints omfg)

Didn't see the pole dance myself, so I don't know how bad or not bad it was.

Either way, I don't think it matters. She still has her popularity no matter what some poll says anyway.

lol at the poll results, dont like miley anyone.

but i have to comment on the Best Celebrity Influence, i think Emma Watson should top the list i think ive never heard/seen her do something negative or bad.

from what i see
she is bad influence to her lis sis
gosh that kid is six and what she is wearing
is scary

feel like lindsay and her sis ally?
or whatever

bad influence there

If you can beat Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan for that title, you know you're at the top of your game.

I think we all know she deserves this title. That pole-dancing little skank!

Uh,it's not suprisng to see her on the top of the list.
She's soo young but already made such huge mistakes.
Such as the photo leaked etc... D: