The 13-year-old dancer won The DailyMail.com Seriously Popular Award at the Wednesday ceremony, beating Kylie Jenner and Bella Thorne among others.
- Jan 7, 2016
AceShowbiz - The "Dance Moms" breakout star Maddie Ziegler took home a trophy at the 2016 People's Choice Awards on Wednesday, January 6. The 13-year-old dancer, who came to the event along with her mother, was announced as "Seriously Popular" celebrity at the awards show.
It's not really surprising to hear that the beautiful teenager won the award, because her career keeps growing especially after she has starred in multiple music videos and has appeared as cameo on hit series "Pretty Little Liars". Having performed at the 2015 Grammys, the youngest celeb in the category defeated the likes of Kylie Jenner, Cara Delevingne, Bella Thorne and Ruby Rose. This can be said as an impressive achievement of Maddie, considering that Kylie's popularity in social media seems a little bit impossible to beat.
Backstage at the People's Choice Awards 2016 with @maddieziegler #PCAs pic.twitter.com/XhUKGDiSI6
— People's Choice (@peopleschoice) 7 Januari 2016
If you are wondering how the winner in the category is decided, DailyMail.com had the answer. "The new award is to crown which star the fans read about the most every day on DailyMail.com," so read the statements in the website. Though so, fans still had the opportunity to vote and decide the champ, just like other categories.
In another category in the digital field, Britney Spears won Favorite Social Media Celebrity, defeating Anna Kendrick, Beyonce Knowles, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Taylor Swift. Meanwhile, BuzzFeed writer and host Matt Bellassai had the honor of winninng Favorite Social Media Star.
Hosted by Jane Lynch, the awards ceremony took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. In addition to digital field, the awards show handed prizes to winners in the TV, music and movie categories.
- Favorite Social Media Celebrity: Britney Spears
- Favorite Social Media Star: Matt Bellassai
- Favorite Mobile Game: Candy Crush Saga
- Favorite Video Game: Super Smash Bros.
- Favorite YouTube Star: Connor Franta
- The DailyMail.com Seriously Popular Award: Maddie Ziegler
