NEW YORK & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kardashian. Sheen. Snooki. Pippa. Their names (and many more) have been splashed across the headlines throughout the year, but which celebrity made people say “omg!” the loudest? PARADE and omg! on Yahoo! (http://omg.yahoo.com), the No. 1 entertainment news site, teamed up to poll Americans and learn what they really think about pop culture, entertainment, celebrities, and more. The surprising findings include:
Most Annoying Celebrity
Everywhere you look, there seems to be a Kardashian. Famous for being famous, Kim in particular has been inescapable, with her recent wedding and honeymoon reported on just about everywhere. Perhaps all that exposure is why she earned the title of Most Annoying Celebrity in our poll, with 29% of the vote.
| 1. | Kim Kardashian | 29% | ||||
| 2. | Charlie Sheen | 27% | ||||
| 3. | Snooki | 21% | ||||
| 4. | Lindsay Lohan | 16% | ||||
| 5. | Donald Trump | 5% | ||||
| 6. | Brad Womack | 1% |
Crazy Baby Names
This year’s crop of Hollywood newborns were saddled with some crazy names—but which was the craziest? Not to be outdone was Mariah Carey. Her twins with Nick Cannon—Moroccan and Monroe—got the bulk of the vote (55%).
| 1. | Moroccan & Monroe Cannon (Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon) | 55% | ||||
| 2. |
Bingham “Bing” Hawn Bellamy (Kate Hudson & Matt Bellamy) |
27% |
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| 3. | Harper Seven Beckham (David & Victoria Beckham) | 8% | ||||
| 4. | Agnes Lark Bettany (Jennifer Connelly & Paul Bettany) | 7% | ||||
| 5. | Willow Sage Hart (Pink & Carey Hart) | 3% |
Most Likely to Succeed from Harry Potter
With the Harry Potter film franchise wrapped up, it’s time to nominate the Hogwarts graduate most likely to succeed. By a landslide, our voters chose Emma Watson (79%)—who is already a defining figure in the world of fashion—over Harry himself, Broadway veteran Daniel Radcliff.
| 1. | Emma Watson | 79% | ||||
| 2. | Daniel Radcliff | 18% | ||||
| 3. | Rupert Grint | 2% |
OMG!-Worthy Headline
Millions of mouths were agape when Casey Anthony’s not-guilty verdict was revealed in July, making it the biggest OMG! headline in the first half of 2011, with 62% of the vote. Men behaving badly finished second and third, with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s love-child scandal getting 30% of the vote and former New York congressman Anthony Weiner’s Twitter scandal getting 5%.
| 1. | Casey Anthony’s Not Guilty Verdict | 62% | ||||
| 2. | Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Love Child | 30% | ||||
| 3. | Anthony Weiner Twitter Scandal | 5% | ||||
| 4. | Murdoch Hacking Scandal | 3% |
The Royal Sister’s Suitor
Pippa Middleton is one of the hottest commodities on the singles market today; when asked to find her a celebrity match, our respondents crowned Ryan Reynolds as Pippa’s would-be prince, with 22% of the vote. Next in line to be her men in waiting: Jake Gyllenhaal and Leo DiCaprio (tied with 18%), and Ryan Gosling (17%).
| 1. | Ryan Reynolds | 22% | ||||
| 2. | Jake Gyllenhaal | 18% | ||||
| 3. | Leonardo DiCaprio | 18% | ||||
| 4. | Ryan Gosling | 17% | ||||
| 5. | James Franco | 13% | ||||
| 6. | Robert Pattinson | 12% |
omg! on Yahoo! and PARADE’s recent Pop Culture Poll was conducted online August through September 2011 among a sample of over 60,000 respondents. View the full results of the survey on Parade.com and omg! on Yahoo!
About PARADE
PARADE, the most widely read magazine in America, is distributed in more than 600 of the nation’s finest newspapers. The magazine, which launched in 1941, now has a circulation of 32.4 million and a readership of 67 million. Each Sunday in PARADE and every day at Parade.com, our mission is to connect emotionally with Americans about the issues they care most about and move them to action. For more information, visit www.parade.com.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! is the premier digital media company, creating deeply personal digital experiences that keep more than half a billion people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the globe. That’s how we deliver your world, your way. And Yahoo!’s unique combination of Science + Art + Scale connects advertisers to the consumers who build their businesses. For more information, visit the pressroom (pressroom.yahoo.com) or the company’s blog, Yodel Anecdotal (yodel.yahoo.com).