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Miley Cyrus makes Time’s Person Of The Year shortlist
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 11 December 2013
It’s alright, everyone. Despite some stiff competition, Miley Cyrus did make it on to the public-voted shortlist for the 2013 Time Magazine Person Of The Year. All she needs to do now is get past the official selection committee, who will debate her merits over those of wannabes like Barrack Obama, Edward Snowden, and the Pope.
Noting that the singer “came in like a wrecking ball”, Time’s managing editor Nancy Gibbs told US TV show ‘Today’: “[Miley has] the most watched video of the year and at a time when we are living with an explosion of exhibitionism, since we all now carry cameras with us at all times, she is a symbol”.
So, that’s all to play for. And if other awards won are taken into account, then Miley’s in luck, because she’s just bagged two pretty big ones.
Earlier this week the singer was named MTV’s Artist Of The Year, thanks to her performance with Robin Thicke at the MTV VMAs this year ensuring that broadcaster’s name was never far from the press over the last few months. Well, that’s not exactly what MTV’s Head Of Music & Talent Programming Amy Doyle said – “[Miley] dominated the music charts and critics’ best-of lists while creating some of the year’s most memorable moments” – but it’s what she meant.
Though possibly more prestigious for Miley, is her appearance at the top of a competition held by UK TV channel Gold to come up with new Christmas cracker jokes. Miley didn’t write the joke herself, that was comedian Richard Woolford, but she was its subject. And none of the other Time POTY nominees get a mention in any of the Gold-approved gags. Anyway, here’s the joke:
What does Miley Cyrus have at Christmas? Twerky.
