Top Ten Celebrity Heroes of 2009

With this year and decade coming to a close, I thought it was necessary to show who I believe is worthy of becoming a celebrity hero for this year. So here we go!!! *in Mario voice*

10. Adam Richman - Although the show Man v. Food premiered towards the tail end of 2008, I must say that I have been thoroughly obsessed with this show and this man pretty much all year. For those of you not in the know of this show, the host (Adam) travels to different cities and preforms different eating challenges. Such as devouring the 72oz steak at the Big Texan in Amarillo. Now, he does not always win, but the thrill of the challenge is more than enough to motivate me. Adam Richman, you sir are a hero.

9. Will.i.am - In June of this year, during an after-party for some crappy music award show, the famed member of the Black Eyed Peas allegedly assaulted celebrity blogger Perez Hilton. Now whether it was Will.i.am himself or his manager I'm pretty sure that everyone figured that Perez had it coming to him. If the allegations were false, Will.i.am did a good job of defending himself with a very tasteful blog entry. So in 2009, Will.i.am you are a hero.

8. Whoever figured out that Jon and Kate Plus 8 was a bad bad idea - I am not totally sure who finally decided that exposing 8 children to television cameras all day was probably detrimental to their development and social iterations, but I am glad they did. Maybe it was the bigwigs at TLC, or maybe it was just normal, rational people like me who thought that whole situation through. Whoever it was, you are a hero for canceling that show.

7. Rihanna - She put up with Chris Brown for long enough, even after he hit her. She's a heroine, maybe one that realized it too late, but still a heroine.

6.Usain Bolt - He's the fastest man alive. He's like a human Sonic the Hedgehog. Not only did he dominate at last year's Olympics, but he even obliterated his previous record. Usain, you are a hero

5. Lady Gaga - Anyone who can become this famous for mediocre songs and looking like something from Star Wars is definitely a hero. Honestly though how could this happen, she must have magic powers or something (she does dress like a bad superhero).

4. Lady Gaga's hairstylist and outfit coordinator - Even more so than Lady Gaga, her hairstylist and outfit coordinator deserve the most credit. This duo of bizarre and often plain horrifying hair and costume choices definitely helped her earn her fame in 2009, cause her songs surely didn't do it.

3. Taylor Swift - Dates another Taylor, has several hit songs, and was still a sweetheart after the Kanye incident. Taylor Swift has dominated, quite gently, this year. Although, when the Kanye fiasco happened, I would have liked to have seen her act like the before mentioned Will.i.am (I know I would have). Still her actions in 2009 have earned her the #3 spot on the list.

2. Sarah Palin - She looses the election with a dead-weight running mate and then looses her job as governor, all while dealing with a new grandchild and a son (Trig) who has down syndrome. Despite all of these seemingly huge setbacks, she has risen to the top of the Republican ranks by "going rouge". Her recent book sales can also attest to this fact. We probably will be seeing more of her in the next few years, possibly in 2010.

1. Glenn Beck - A lot of people love him, a lot of people hate him. But whatever the case no one can deny that Glenn certainly sticks to his convictions. This might be the reason why he has one of the highest rated news shows out there. Yes he is kooky, quirky, sentimental, and has bunches upon bunches of charts and conspiracy theories, the man believes in what he is saying. Also, he makes some very interesting arguments about how this country should be managed. Like Palin, I can certainly  see Beck remaining a big mover and shaker in the news industry.