It’s been an interesting year for “Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus. In February, the 16-year-old was sued for “racist” photos that depicted the teen star slanting her eyes, mocking Asians. She raised eyebrows again in August when she performed a pseudo-pole dance atop an ice cream cart at the Teen Choice Awards. Then there was that time she quit Twitter. It’s hard to believe these crazy happenings didn’t play a role in her latest dubious distinction: being voted “Worst Celebrity Influence of 2009″ by AOL’s JSYK.com (Just So You Know) website.

Miley beat out second place-finisher Britney Spears (who admittedly had a fairly respectable 2009) and Kanye “I’m going to let you finish” West, who came in third. In an interesting twist, Miley also walloped fellow Disney princess Vanessa Hudgens in the poll, even though the Wildcat has had not one, but two naked photo controversies of late. Funny what tween/teens will forgive, huh? Where is Chris Brown on this list?

What makes the results of this poll even more fascinating is that the voting was done not by disgruntled parents, but kids ages 9- to 15-years old (the target demographic for JSYK.com), the same kids who ostensibly fall into Miley’s fan base. “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,” JSYK.com editor Stephanie Cohen told Reuters, explaining the results.

Which all raises the question: Who do kids think is a good example? For one, Miley’s maybe-frenemy “Wizards of Waverly Place” starSelena Gomez, who nabbed 30% of the vote. She’s followed closely byTaylor Swift, with Nick Jonas (a.k.a. an ex-bf of Miley’s), Emma Watson and Justin Bieber rounding out the top five.

What do you think about these results, Crushers? Is Miley truly the worst celebrity influence of the year? Or do you have someone else to nominate?