David Cassidy on the Web
PopEater.com survey
April 7th 2009
Miley Cyrus is queen of the teens.
One time pop princess Britney Spears is no longer the teenager's star of choice, an online poll shows.
Nearly a third (32%) of people who answered a PopEater.com survey said Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, was their favorite teen idol, even though only 10% think she is the best role model.
The Jonas Brothers were voted the second best teen idol of the moment, scoring 27% of the vote.
Scandal-ridden Britney, who fell out of favor as America's sweetheart before making a comeback last year, came in third place. Only a quarter of those surveyed thought she was top of the pops.
Country pop singer Taylor Swift was overwhelmingly named the celebrity who has the best influence on young people, with Spears get just 4% of that vote.
The Backstreet Boys were voted the greatest teen idols of the 90s, Kirk Cameron scooped that title for the 80s and David Cassidy was the singer of choice for the 70s.
John Travolta made a comeback in the survey, being named the hottest former teen idol by 54% of those who responded.
A total of 57,000 PopEater.com readers took the questionnaire which also named Rob Lowe as the most scandalous idol of all time
