If she wins 2013 will officially be the year of the twerk.
Right now Miley Cyrus is leading TIME's Person Of The Year poll with 29.1%
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The artist formerly known as Hannah Montana got tongues wagging—beyond her own—with a scantily clad, twerk-filled performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and meme-able hit videos.
Coming in second behind Miley is Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. He currently has 12.1% of the votes.
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And then in third, with 9.4% of the votes is NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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