As the year comes to a close, it’s time to find out just who made the biggest impression over the past 12 months in the world of celebrities. With her contributions to many charities, a hit album and an open voice about her own personal struggles, Celebuzz named Demi Lovato the 2011 Woman of the Year. But we here at CollegeCandy have a bone to pick with this. Is she really a “woman”? She’s 19 and seems to still be going through the transition phase that many of us college girls are going through. Do you ladies feel like “women” yet? Because I sure don’t.  In the words of Ms. Spears, Demi is “not a girl, not yet a woman.”

So I’ve compiled a list of some other women who have done a super job of being themselves this year and have left an imprint on all of our hearts. I now present to you 10 women who I think should be named the 2011 Woman of the Year. I hope my sarcasm is apparent, I laid it on pretty thick.

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Singing is a sensitive topic, and very few of us can really do it. Once, my best friends attempted to ban me from singing in the car… rude.

The issue is that some people use their fame to jumpstart a singing career that should never have even popped into their pretty little heads. Not everyone can make the seamless transition from acting to singing sensation like Jennifer Lopez (props girl!). Take a gander at these lovely ladies who sang, but really shouldn’t have. At least their career flops have resulted in hilarious music videos with some pretty terrible dancing. Bless their hearts.

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What’s the last thing Hollywood needs right now?

A new reality tv show? Nah. If it can survive Bachelor Pad it can survive anything.

A YouTube obsession? After Rebecca Black I really don’t think anyone could compete.

A combination between the two? Why yes, I think that would be a bit much. So of course that’s what we’ve got on our hands right now. Ladies, may I be the first to tell you about the new album PopEater calls a “bass-thumping, synth-heavy dance track filled with defiant lyrics aimed at “cheeky tongue waggers.” May I be the first (and hopefully the last) to tell you about Real Housewives star, Simon van Kempen’s new album, I Am Real.

But before I send you off to listen to this masterpiece, I thought we should all take a little trip down memory lane and remind ourselves of a few of the other reality stars who have made the jump to autotuned iTunes singles. Grab your barf bag; it’s gonna be a bumpy ride.

Countess Luanna’s Money Can’t Buy Love

Heidi Montag’s Higher

Kim Zoliack’s Tardy for the Party

Kim Kardashian’s Jam (Turn it Up)

The Jersey Shore’s T-Shirt Time Song

Spencer Pratt’s I’m A Celebrity

Paris Hilton’s Stars are Blind

Brooke Hogan’s Everything to Me

Tila Tequila’s I Love You Dirrty 

And finally, the newest edition to the reality star turned pop star hall of fame, Simon van Kempen’s I Am Real.

Hm, perhaps we should turn this into a CD and call it ‘NOW That’s What I Call Music That Makes Rebecca Black Look Good’?

Here’s something you probably never thought you’d see.

PopEater has spotted Heidi Montag, Jake Pavelka, and Danielle Staub filming together in Los Angeles. What were they filming? No one knows. Apparently details about this production are “being kept under wraps.”

But that doesn’t mean we can’t make a few guesses, does it? Come on, let’s think. What do these “stars” all have in common? They’re reality TV cast offs. They’re hated. They’re really, really desperate to be famous. And well, that’s about it. Unless Jake Pavelka is secretly a woman. (Which actually wouldn’t be all that surprising with all the crying he did on The Bachelor…)

So let’s see… is this a support group for the most hated group in America? A new show for wannabe reality stars? A who’s the biggest biatch star showdown? Or are they going the whole From Justin to Kelly route and making a movie now that the reality TV well has dried up? Can’t you just see Jake as the leading man caught between a blonde and a brunette? Oh, wait…yes, you probably can since that’s exactly what he was doing on The Bachelor. But here’s the more important question…how does Spencer feel about Heidi potentially playing the role of Jake’s love interest?

Sigh. So many options. So many quip comments. I just don’t know which to choose. I’m just going to have to leave it up to you ladies. Give me your best guesses in the comments below. And click here to see the full story.

Okay, so I don’t know if you ladies have heard the news, but apparently Sean Penn and Scarlett Johansson are actually dating, which really just makes my skin crawl. I mean the girl is legitimately half his age. It’s weird and it’s creepy. And since I am forever grateful that Scarlett let go of Ryan Reynolds so we could some day find each other and be together, I felt it my duty to at least point that out.

But in the process, their creepy crawly relationship got me thinking about all of the other creepy celebrity couples I’ve encountered over the years. And, well, there were actually quite a few of them. Ugh, my stomach is churning.

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Besides Lindsay Lohan being Lindsay Lohan and a few other tidbits of news, celebrity gossip was pretty slow this week. Maybe all the stars are getting ready for the holidays, or maybe they needed a break after last week’s divorce-a-thon, but either way, I hope they do something more interesting next week. I need more scandal!

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1. Lindsay Lohan got in a fight. Rehab is obviously working for our girl Lindsay – earlier this week, she was in danger of being charged with criminal battery coming back from the bar with some friends. But don’t worry, apparently she was only drinking shirley temples (Suure she was Dina). Allegedly, she got in a little bit of a physical fight with a staffer from the Betty Ford Clinic, who accused her of “hand-to-hand” battery. But don’t worry – Linds has tons of excuses up her sleeve. We’re pretty sure she’ll get out of this one just like everything else.

2. Chris Brown completed his domestic violence class. Chris Brown tweeted a picture of his certificate of completion for the domestic violence class he was forced to go to after the Rihanna incident. I know he probably thought that his fans would be proud of him, but I think all it really did was remind people what happened and made them kind of mad. So, maybe not the best idea to bring up the touchy subject on Twitter…

3. Ozzy Osbourne is tired of Lady Gaga. The Prince of Darkness told Us Weekly exactly how he feels about Lady Gaga: he thinks she’s becoming a little bit too over-exposed. He says she’s over-doing it, and she’s gong to lose the “specialness” that she is – adding that he does think she could be a legend like Madonna one day if she stops acting out so much. So, basically, the man who ate a bat on stage thinks Lady Gaga needs to tone it down. I mean, after she stepped out in Paris wearing no pants and only fishnet stockings this week – I might agree.

4. D.J. Pauly D got his own MTV spin-off! I have never found myself attracted to a guy who uses more hair gel then I could in two years – until the second season of Jersey Shore. Pauly D totally charmed me and almost every other girl watching with his catchy and hysterical phrases and his adorable bromance with Vinny. I can’t help but be totally excited about this inevitably ridiculous show. Supposedly it’s going to be called ‘Pauly’s World’ and will be about his life and him hanging out with his friends. Jersey Shore fans, this is not something that can be missed.

5. Bye, bye Spider-Man on Broadway. The Spider-Man play on Broadway that was not such a big hit was stopped this week to increase safety measures after one of the actors fell over 30 feet from a cable wire that snapped. That’s pretty terrifying – he was rushed to the hospitals and producers promised to make the set more safe.

A Fruitcake for Christmas Breakfast

1. The Lonely Island reminded us of why we love sex. I’m a huge fan of The Lonely Island and didn’t think it could get any funnier or sillier then ‘I’m On a Boat’, ‘Jizz In My Pants’ or ‘Dick In a Box’ – but ‘I Love Sex’ is pretty freaking funny. Andy Samberg and co-star Jorma Taccone sing about why sex is so great (“It felt so good when I did it with my penis”) along with Akon in an annoyingly catchy tune. Blake Lively and Jessica Alba make cameos that make the video that much better. Watch it, and try to tell me you didn’t kind of want to have sex right after…

2. Ross – uh, I mean David Schwimmer – is expecting his first kid. I just have to say this – I know David Schwimmer has been in other things after Friends, but he will always be Ross Geller to me. Anyway. Him and his wife Zoe Buckman are expecting their first baby, so congrats to them! We hope she doesn’t get another weird Hollywood baby name.

3. Megan Fox was photographed in a bikini and the Internet went crazy. Horny male celeb bloggers everywhere freaked out when pictures of Megan Fox in a bikini were taken this week. I just have to say, and I know some of you have to agree, girlfriend got way too skinny! Megan is gorgeous, there’s no denying that, and she already had an amazing body – there was no need for improvement. Please don’t lose anymore weight.

4. Heidi Montag is demanding attention – again. Heidi appeared on the cover of Life & Style this week to show off her plastic surgery scars and to whine about how much she regrets them. Um… does anyone care? She got 10 surgeries in ONE DAY just so she could land a few magazine covers and now she wants us to feel sorry for her? She says she feels like ‘Frankenstein’ now – which is what everyone else has been saying for months. Heidi, I have no sympathy for you.

5. Brett Favre wanted Jenn Sterger to masturbate for him on video. It’s not clear if Jenn Sterger actually MADE the video, but she wants us to know about it anyway.

I am sure a little part of all of us wanted to be famous at one point in our lives.  A little piece of my heart wants to sing on ‘American Idol,’ design a dress for an Olympian figure skater (kudos, Vera Wang), or get insulted by Kanye West on live television.  Whichever way you put it, being famous does not seem that bad…but the getting there is tough.  Unless you are Justin Bieber whose ‘getting there’ involved a YouTube video and a cute haircut. Needless to say, I am impressed.

But besides YouTube, there are other ways you can become famous in lightning bolt fashion. If you long to walk red carpets, get chased by paparazzi and rub elbows with Hollywood’s A-listers, take a little advice from these fameballs on how to get real famous, real fast.

Get Fat (Kirsti Alley, Kevin Federline)
It’s been a long time since the woman who found fame on Cheers and later stole my heart in Look Who’s Talking (one of my favorite adolescent movies out there) was the topic of pop culture conversation. That is until she got fat. Then skinny. Then graced the tabloid covers once again grasping a donut and looking into the camera lens with 10 double chins. And now Kirstie’s showing up on Oprah, starting her own weight loss line (??) and starring in, Kirstie Alley’s Big Life, a reality show about her quest to lose weight. Again.

Sex Tape (Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, etc.)
If I have learned anything about Hollywood it is that a sex tape is worth more than a little extra passion with your boy toy. It’s the easiest, fastest and most fun way to rise to the top of the fame scale. Just look at Kim Kardashian. One day she’s getting down and dirty with Ray J and now she’s on the cover of nearly every magazine, has a TV show, a perfume, a clothing line, millions of dollars in endorsement deals and even gets paid to Tweet.

Sleep with the biggest d-bag in America (Heidi Montag, 15 Tiger Woods Mistresses, Jessica Simpson)
…Or marrying the biggest D-bag in America works too (in Kate Gosselin and Heidi Montag’s case). Regardless, sleeping with super big douche bags has clearly secured many a spot in US Weekly week after week after week. In addition to TV deals (Rachel Uchitel scored a reporting gig on “Extra!”), book deals (do we even have to mention that “book” Speidi wrote?), and an advice column (Ashley Dupre).

Have 100 kids (Kate Gosselin, OctoMom)
If you want to be famous, pop out a small litter. These women did, and now we can’t turn on the TV or read a magazine without seeing their post-baby bodies. Kate Gosselin had her own reality show on TLC, wrote multiple books, and even Danced with the Stars, which, obviously, means she is one. And Octomom? Nadya Suleman has been on the cover of People, appeared on NBC with Ann Curry and Dr. Phil, and even had her own two-hour special on Fox. Thankfully she turned down the offers to star in porn.

Be a good singer…who happens to be really ugly (Susan Boyle)
There are millions of good singers out there, so if you really want to make it you gotta set yourself apart. The easiest way? Look like Mrs. Doubtfire. It worked for Susan Boyle, who went from homely old British lady to having the best selling album in the world in 2009.

Two words: fist pump (Cast of Jersey Shore)
Want to go to the Grammys and get paid to party? All you gotta do is play up some stereotypes, spend your days tanning/doing your hair and you’ll be a millionaire in no time.

Say something REALLY stupid (Caitlin Upton)
“Uh, some people out there in our nation don’t have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and I believe that they should…” Yeah, we laughed (and cried a little bit) then, but Caitlin Upton is laughing all the way to the bank now. Since that infamous day, Caitlin has appeared at MTV’s VMAs, been on TLC’s King of the Crown, and competed with her boyfriend on The Amazing Race. [Editor's Note: She even got an interview with our hero, Chelsea Handler. Sigh.]

Be an incredible actress plucked from obscurity (Gabby Sidibe)
Obviously not as easy as the others, but there is still a little integrity left in finding fame and if anyone proves that it’s Gabby Sidibe. This incredibly talented woman made her debut on 2009′s Precious and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. My hat is off to you, Gabby.

[This story was originally posted by Brittany - University of Saint Thomas]

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