Teen Role Models Stepping Up to the Plate
After tragically losing two young Hollywood stars in one week, a handful of teen role models are stepping up to encourage young adults to steer clear of drinking, drugs and a partying lifestyle.
Hannah Montana’s Miley Cyrus, Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively and others want to inspire teens to be in charge of their lives and enjoy it to the fullest without living dangerously.
Amanda Bynes, 21, says, “I don’t like to drink. I have definitely stayed out of the party scene. I’ve been offered to go to those parties, but I feel like I would be the one who would die if I did something.”
Of reckless hard partying starlets she says, “I don’t know how they think they’re gonna live forever.”
Ashley Tisdale, 22, says has been inspired by her mother. “I don’t drink, and I don’t smoke. It’s a personal preference. My mom has never drunk or smoked. I look up to my mom. I don’t understand how people do it —I work non-stop! Then when I’m done working, I’m just so tired I just want to be home.”
Young county singer Taylor Swift, 18, says she just isn’t into the club scene. “Clubs are just not where I want to be photographed.”
She goes on to say that every young star should remember that they are role models. “For everything I do, I think about a 6-year-old girl and her mom that I saw at my concert last night. I think about what those two individuals would think if I were at a club last night.
I never want to be arrested, and I never want to get a DUI. Those are my moral values. I am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life.”
Miley Cyrus, 15, Hollywood’s hottest teen star reminds girls to believe in themselves. “The most important thing is really staying true to yourself. That’s what my mom taught me. She’s the most beautiful girl, not only on the outside but on the inside. She’s teaching me how to be a good person.”
