Miley Cyrus Leads 'Time' Person of the Year Poll, But Is it Rigged?

Headline magnet Miley Cyrus is leading Time magazine's Person of the Year online poll, with nearly 28% of the votes as of Thursday night. The pop star is ahead of former NSA defense contractor Edward Snowden, as well as notable figures in politics, religion and entertainment.

The poll winner, which will be revealed Dec. 6, isn't necessarily the person who becomes Time's Person of the Year, as the editors will pick and then announce that honor on Dec. 11.

Cyrus, 21, has no doubt had a commercially successful 2013, drumming up massive amounts of social buzz, YouTube views and music sales due to a combination of talent and controversial antics. The singer's twerk-filled MTV VMAs performance dominated social conversations for months, her nude "Wrecking Ball" video earned the record for most views in 24 hours, and she helped "twerk" get added to Oxford Dictionaries Online. Read more...