Highlights
- Emma Watson's Harry Potter
- alter ego Hermione Granger has beaten off competition from pop
- stars Cheryl Cole and Katy Perry to become the top role model
- for teenage girls.
- In a new survey conducted among 18,000 youngsters,
- nearly four in five have voted the intelligent character
- played by the 20-year-old actress as their idol, reported Sun
- online.
- 87 per cent of the youth aged 12 to 20 said they would
- rather be known for their brains than looks.
Emma Watson's
Harry Potteralter ego Hermione Granger has beaten off competition from popstars Cheryl Cole and Katy Perry to become the top role modelfor teenage girls.
In a new survey conducted among 18,000 youngsters,nearly four in five have voted the intelligent characterplayed by the 20-year-old actress as their idol, reported Sunonline.
87 per cent of the youth aged 12 to 20 said they wouldrather be known for their brains than looks.
Asda, which ran the survey, said a "sensible" blazersimilar to Hermione's is "flying off the shelves".
"Our customers love Hermione's style. We have had toorder in more blazers," said a spokesman for the supermarketgiant.