Dante De Blasio Named Sixth Most Influential Teen By TIME

The Sixth Most Influential Teen, According To TIME
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 05: Newly elected New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's son Dante de Blasio attends his father's election night party on November 5, 2013 in New York City. De Blasio beat out Republican candidate Joe Lhota and will succeed Michael Bloomberg as the 109th mayor of New York City. He is the first Democratic mayor in 20 years. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 05: Newly elected New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's son Dante de Blasio attends his father's election night party on November 5, 2013 in New York City. De Blasio beat out Republican candidate Joe Lhota and will succeed Michael Bloomberg as the 109th mayor of New York City. He is the first Democratic mayor in 20 years. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

TIME magazine named Dante de Blasio the sixth most influential teen of 2013, crowning him New York City's "latest fashion icon" due to his "now-iconic" afro.

Dante even beat out Malala Yousafzai, Justin Bieber, and Malia Obama.

Back in August, the 15-year-old son of mayor-elect Bill de Blasio appeared in a now famous campaign ad in which he spoke against stop and frisk and the Bloomberg administration. The ad breathed new life into de Blasio's campaign, and thrust Dante, and his hairdo, into the national spotlight.

Dante's afro even garnered the praise and envy of President Obama.

Dante's sister Chiara, however, did not make TIME's list despite her own campaign ad for her dad, and her awesome collection of headbands.

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