Hannah Montana Fan Club

The Hannah Montana Phenomenon

Tween girls and boys have literally gone bananas for Hannah. Case in point? Here are just a few of the Hannah Montana items that can be found on store shelves around the globe:

• The Hannah Montana Clothing Line – The clothes in this line are inspired by Miley Cyrus and include everything from purses to pajamas.
• Hannah accessories – The accessory line includes items like bracelets, necklaces, belts, umbrellas and even a Hannah wig.
• DVD's – With a hit show, selling DVDs just comes naturally.
• Hannah Doll – A doll line made in the likeness of Hannah Montana.
• Hannah Room Décor – Sheets, curtains, pillows and comforters.
• Hannah games – Yes, there is even a Hannah board game and a line of video games for Nintendo DS and Wii.
• Other Hannah items – Hannah merchandise doesn't stop there! Here are a few other things tweens can lay their hands on:
  • CDs
  • Posters
  • Stickers
  • Student planners
  • Diary covers
  • Brushes
  • Key chains
  • Coin purses
  • Books
  • Gift wrap
  • Play sets

Joining a Hannah Montana Fan Club

As with most ultra-popular celebrities, fan clubs crop up everywhere, making it easy for fans to join the Hannah Montana Fan Club of their choice.

• Zimbio – This fan club offers everything from pictures, stories and video clips.
• Disney Channel – This is considered the "official" site for all things Hannah. Fans can join to leave messages for Hannah.
• Picture Trail – Offering a discussion board and many pictures for Hannah fans.
• Xomba – This site doesn't offer as much as the other sites but does have links to where you can find Hannah gear and tickets.
• Blog City – This site offers a Hannah forum, guest book, surveys and pictures.
• Miley World – Revolving mostly around Miley Cyrus, but has plenty of Hannah information as well.

The Lawsuit

Recently, a class-action lawsuit was filed against the Miley Cyrus fan club, MileyWorld. The suit alleges that fans were promised "access" concert tickets to Hannah's next show as a benefit of paying the $29.95 membership fee for joining the club. Representatives for the disappointed Miley fans whom did not get their hands on Hannah concert tickets claim that both Media Marketing and Smiley Miley Inc. knew that there were not going to be enough tickets to go around. Lawyers stated that this was a deceptive practice to get fans to pay the $29.95 membership fee.

Miley's camp struck back, stating that "over 70,000 MileyWorld members got tickets to the fan club." Representatives for Cyrus also commented that the website "…does not guarantee every member a concert ticket." A fact that is noted on the MileyWorld website.

The final issue in the law suit involves ticket scalping. Some parents reportedly paid upwards of $2,000 for tickets to the sold-out Best of Both Worlds tour. These exorbitant prices have led the Attorney General of Arkansas to open an investigation as to whether any ticket scalping laws are being violated.

Hannah as a Role Model

Many young pop-starlets have risen to stardom, only to be followed by much controversy. Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan are now grown, but were once young, up and coming starlets and no longer hold role model status. Lindsay Lohan did make very kid-friendly movies, but her personal life was, to say the least, a train-wreck before she hit her twenties. As for Britney? Well, remember her very suggestive …Baby One More Time video when she was still a teenager? Enough said.

Love or hate Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, there is no denying that she is currently a great role model for young tweens. She has a positive attitude, she and her music are far from suggestive (a la Britney Spears), she is focused, works hard and, even as huge as she is, she is well-loved by her close friends and family…including her siblings, which says a lot about her.