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Q & A with Miley Cyrus

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In this 2007 interview Oprah interviews 15 year old Miley Cyrus about her new found stardom since starring in Hannah Montana. Oprah asks her about what she likes to wear "I like to look kind of like what girls would want to look up to, and their moms and dads will say". At this point in Mileys career she wants to be a good influence on young girls. She had the all-American girl persona. Someone that young girls would look up to.

Jesus of Cool: Why Hannah Montana is So AWESOME!!!

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Min Read interviews two seven year old girls about their love for Hannah Montana. They discuss their knowledge on Miley's personal life. This article shows how influential she was. Seven is very young for girls to be knowing about her dating history which exemplifies how her star persona was made for young girls and how important it was that she was a good influence and behaved accordingly.

Miley Cyrus: America's Most Famous Girl Grows Up

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In this article Miley discusses her life growing up in the spotlight as a teenage girl. She talks about the struggles and the stress of it all. When asked about if she fears she will end up like Brittany Spears or Lindsay Lohan she replies: "The last thing I ever want to do is disappoint my parents". This further shows her star persona in the early 2000s. She was perceived as a 'normal' teenage girl who loved her family.

Hannah Montana

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This article talks about the impact that the virtual Hannah Montana concert has had on young girls. The cinema tickets were sold out with girls holding their glowsticks and wearing matching wigs and singing the songs. This exemplifies just how famous she was when she was only 15. Girls loved her and wanted to be just like her, and parents approved because she was a good influence.

Hannah Montana Wiki

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This website discusses all of the songs in the Hannah Montana movie with links to each song, they include links to each individual songs which give some information on the song and they lyrics. Showing the in depth fandom that Hannah Montana has.

Early Career, 2001

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Miley's first acting role was on her fathers, Billy Ray Cyrus, TV show, Doc. She appeared in two episodes of the show, one being the pilot.

Miley in 'Big Fish' - 2003

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10 year old Miley Cyrus debuts in director Tim Burtons film Big Fish. She has a minor role playing Ruthie but this is seen as the start of her acting career as she was working with such big names e.g. Ewan McGregor and Helena Bonham Carter.

2. Hannah Montana, 2006 - 2011

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Miley's role as Hannah Montana projected her into stardom. This role got her name out there and made her known.

1. Acting Career

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'Americas Sweetheart'

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The title of this article calling Miley 'Americas Sweetheart' shows how this shift in style completely affected her star persona. The fact that these publications are still calling her 'Americans Sweetheart' shows how new of a shift this was, she was still associated with Hannah Montana.

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Hannah Montana: The Movie

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'Hannah Montana: The Movie', Rolling Stone, 2009

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"Eight-year-old girls of all sexes and ages are now allowed to cry their eyes out".

'Hannah Montana The Movie', Behind The Lens, 2009

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"I like Hannah Montana. I watch the tv series. It’s fun. It’s enjoyable and it helps me to keep being a kid at heart. But, HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE, I simply adore. This is not a kid’s movie or a teen/tween movie. This is a family movie with something every generation, every member of a family can relate to in some capacity. It strikes a chord of home and hearth that just touches the heart…complete with an annoying brother, supportive friend, loving father and extended family and an irrepressible teen who just happens to have an alter ego as a rock superstar"

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'Miley Cyrus: 'This is first, and last Hannah Montana movie'', RecordOnline, 2009

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"Will that affect her status as a role model for young girls? Not any more than her feelings on the glamorous life she's chosen: Asked what kids should do if they're torn between pursuing an acting dream or going to college, Cyrus responds with her usual unfiltered candor.

"I say 'do it,'" she said, laughing as if she knew what kind of trouble she was causing for herself. "Be a freak. Go to Hollywood.""

Hannah Montana live in London

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This video interviews and shows the audience who were attending the Hannah Montana show. It is clear the audience are young girls who look up to Miley and Hannah.

"Hannah Montana Fans Rave About Concert"

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Hannah Montana The Movie Premiere

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This 10 minute long YouTube video captures the essence of Hannah's fan base and the overall excitement of the release of the movie.

Hannah Montana Merch

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Over the five years that Hannah Montana ran for, Miley Cyrus's face was plastered on almost every item you could think of to sell. Miley's face was the reason girls would buy a regular old cup, or a plate. Miley was the product.

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4. Music evolution

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The most noticeable part of Mileys ever changing star persona is how her music reflects what part of her life she is in. Her music reflects every single persona and stage of life she has gone through.

"It's almost as if, with each new album, we get to meet a whole new Miley." - Alex Ungerman, 2017

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The first music to be released by Miley was through Hannah Montana.

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This was one of Mileys first songs to be released out of the Hannah Montana persona. It was a viral hit and it still showed the Miley that her fans recognised.

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Released in 2010, this album was the beginning of her new persona. Miley didn't want to be seen as Americas sweetheart, she didn't want to be responsible for young girls as she 18 now.

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In 2013 Miley released wrecking ball as her second single from her new album Bangerz. This was a major change in persona. New look, new music, new morals and values.

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Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz released in 2015. The album after Bangerz. It was not as big of a hit as the previous album but it was artsy and unique.

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Malibu was released in 2017 with the album Younger Now. Shortly after the announcement of her and Liam's engagement. A completely different vibe from the previous two albums. This was a new persona for Miley.

5. Liam Hemsworth

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Miley and Liam Hemsworth have a long timeline of dating on and off for over a decade. He is an large influence on her music throughout the years which is why I think he is important to include.

2009

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Miley and Liam meet on the movie set of The Last Song.

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Mileys most recent album released this year called Something Beautiful. It is considered to be a progressive pop album, combining classic aspects of pop with more experimental aspects of pop.

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Endless Summer released in 2023. The album includes aspects of pop, rock and country. A combination of her past albums. It feels like she has merged all her previous personas together and created something very authentic. The song Flowers is famously known to be about Liam and their separation.

Miley Cyrus says Liam Hemsworth inspired new album, Can't Be Tamed.

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2010 - 2012

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Miley and Liam break up, then get back together, then get engaged at only 22 and 19.

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Miley twerks on Robin Thicke

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2013

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Liam and Miley call of their engagement. According to sources she couldn't trust him after he cheated and wanted to party instead of settle down. There are rumours that their breakup was because of the infamous VMA performance with Robin Thicke.

Miley breaks down while preforming Wrecking Ball - allegedly about Liam

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2015

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They are back together, this time with an engagement ring.

2018

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In 2018 Liam and Miley are officially married.

2019

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Released in 2019 this song has many references her and Liam's separation.

6. The Bangerz Era

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The Bangerz era was between 2013-2014. In this era she released songs such as Wrecking Ball and We Can't Stop. This was the biggest change in her celebrity persona. Although she already had some scandals while trying to break out of the 'Americas Sweetheart' role this era is her most controversial.

Miley Cuts Her Hair

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In 2012 Miley posted a picture of her new haircut. She got a lot of hate online for it with people saying she looked like a boy or like Draco Malfoy. She had actually donated her hair to charity. This was the beginning of the Bnagerz era. The first real change in her persona.

'Miley Cyrus haircut shocker: Short hair isn’t a cry for help' Salon, 2012

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"The 19-year-old artist formerly known as squeaky-clean Disney star Hannah Montana has, in recent years, shown a penchant for shaking up good-girl expectations. There was the lap dance. The partying with a bong. The penis cake. The Bob Marley cake. And now, in her latest obviously insane stunt, she’s … cut her hair."

Miley Cyrus Playing with a Bong

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At 18 years old Miley was filmed smoking from a bong. At this point it was 2010 and Hannah Montana was still airing but it would have finished being filmed. Fans would still be seeing her as a role model since Hannah Montana was not officially over. It is clear here that she is already trying to be released from the strains of being 'Americas Sweetheart'.

16 Year Old Miley Giving A Lap Dance

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At the wrap party for The Last Song undercover footage was shown of Miley giving 44 year old director Adam Shankman a lap dance.

'What’s shocking about Miley Cyrus’ lap dance video', Salon, 2009

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"I’m hardly shocked by her behaviour in the video, especially in comparison to her latest music video, "Can't Be Tamed" which shows her dancing sexily with several adult dancers. (Let’s not forget her pole-dancing debut last year, either.) She is clearly dying to break out of the Disney mould."

Cultural Appropriation - 'What Miley Cyrus Did Was Disgusting -- But Not For the Reasons You Think', Huffpost, 2013

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After Mileys VMA performance she received hate not only for twerking on stage but also for cultural appropriation. "She, a wealthy white woman, is taking elements from black culture in order to achieve a specific image. Her status as a member of a traditionally oppressive race and class means that she is able to pick and choose what parts of black culture she wants to embrace without having to deal with the racism and racialization that black women live with every day. In short, she can imagine that she is being "ghetto" without having any concept of what living in a ghetto would really mean".

Miley Performs at the 2013 VMAs

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Miley states in an interview "[They're] thinking about it more than I thought about it when I did it. Like, I didn't even think about it cos [it was] just me [being me]."

Miley Sparks Up At EMA'S

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In 2013 Miley sparks up a joint in Amsterdam on stage.

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Miley's Drug Use

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'Miley Cyrus on drugs: Weed, molly are the bomb, coke not so much', Los Angeles Times, 2013

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“I think weed is the best drug on earth,” she told the mag. “One time I smoked a joint with peyote in it, and I saw a wolf howling at the moon. Hollywood is a coke town, but weed is so much better. And molly, too.”

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In this interview from 2020 Miley revealed that she had taken mushrooms and ayahuasca. She has also revealed she has taken coke but disliked it.

'We Can't Stop' Music Video Controversy - 'On Miley Cyrus, Ratchet Culture and Accessorizing With Black People' - Jezebel, 2013

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"Miley seems to delight in dancing much like these strippers do: Twerking, popping the ass, bending at the waist and shaking her rump in the air. Fun. But basically, she, as a rich white woman, is “playing” at being a minority specifically from a lower socio-economic level. Along with the gold grill and some hand gestures, Miley straight-up appropriates the accoutrements associated with certain black people on the fringes of society."

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'Wrecking Ball' Music Video - 'Miley Cyrus's new Wrecking Ball video says young women should be sexually available', The Guardian, 2013

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Miley received a lot of criticism from her 'Wrecking Ball' music video. Many people didn't understand. "Now Cyrus evidently wants to cast aside her crown as queen of the tweens, and she's gone about it in the way that many young women who became famous very young have done: she's embraced sexualisation. What's startling about Cyrus's journey is the extent of the embrace: the Wrecking Ball video doesn't demonstrate a woman exploring her sexuality, it depicts a woman exploring the iconography of porn".

'Miley Cyrus Reveals Clever Way She Hid Money She Spent on Drugs From Her Accountant', E News, 2025

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Miley admitted in an interview in 2025 that in 2015 she was able to get away with spending thousands on drugs by mislabelling the purchases to her accountant. Instead she would say that she had spent the money on vintage clothes.

“Every time she saw me, she'd be like, ‘Where's that $15,000 original John Lennon T-shirt that you bought?’” Miley continued. “I was like, ‘Ohhh, it's upstairs. Would you like some?''

Mileys Sobriety Journey

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Miley stopped smoking marijuana in 2017 and stopped drinking in 2020.

The Happy Hippie Foundation

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The Happy Hippie Foundation is a non profit organisation founded by Miley in 2014 which supports homeless youth, LGBTQ youth and other vulnerable populations. Which was rebranded to The Miley Cyrus Foundation in 2024 to facilitate "more adult conversations" and to reflect her own growth.

7. Miley Cyrus Now

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Miley has over the years grown and matured from the Bnagerz era. She has come into her own and is creating music that feels more authentic to her. She doesn't smoke or drink anymore, she seems to have calmed down a lot.

Mental Health - 'Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman: the Two Sides of Miley Cyrus', Elle, 2014

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In 2014 Miley opened up about her struggles with mental health. She stated in an interview "It's more of an issue than people really want to talk about. Because people don't know how to talk about being depressed—that it's totally okay to feel sad. I went through a time where I was really depressed. Like, I locked myself in my room and my dad had to break my door down. It was a lot to do with, like, I had really bad skin, and I felt really bullied because of that. But I never was depressed because of the way someone else made me feel, I just was depressed".

She also speaks about her fans reactions to her coming out as gay "I have guys and girls that come out, and they're like, "The only reason I'm able to admit that I'm gay is because you've made me feel like that's okay." That is so intense, because that is a part of this generation—it wasn't always accepted—and I feel like I am a big part of that change".

LGBTQ+ Community

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In 2014 Miley came out as pansexual which means she's attracted to anyone regardless of their gender.

Throughout the years it is clear Miley is very happy to speak about taboo topics such as drugs, mental health and sexuality which were not as normalised at the time.

The New Brittany Spears or Lindsay Lohan

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As Miley was going through her transitional period of her star persona she was compared to past child Disney stars Brittany Spears or Lindsay Lohan. People were almost waiting for this to happen as she would be following the child star trajectory.

The Success of 'Flowers' - 'Female artists dominated 2023 music charts', BBC News, 2023

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In 2023 "Miley Cyrus had the biggest song of the year, with the break-up anthem Flowers attracting 198 million streams".

'Emotional Miley becomes youngest-ever Disney Legend', BBC News, 2024

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Miley has become the youngest Disney star to reach the 'Disney Legend' status.

'Miley also joked that she "definitely wasn't created in a lab", in a nod to rumours that Disney kids are created in the Californian Disney office.

"If I was, there must have been a bug in the system which caused me to malfunction somewhere between the years of 2013 and 2016."'

Song in Avatar

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Miley very recently announced that she wrote a song that will be in the new Avatar: Fire And Ash film.

3. Mileys Acting Career After Hannah Montana

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The Last Song (2010)

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LOL (2012)

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So Undercover (2012)

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Bolt (2008)

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Fired from 'Hotel Transylvania'

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Miley was fired from Hotel Transylvania for being pictured next to a penis birthday cake in 2012.

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These were Mileys most popular films that she was in before she changed her star persona. In these movies she is still 'Americas Sweetheart' she still looks like the Hannah Montana young girls fell in love with. After these films she started her Bangerz era in 2013 which changed her persona and she did not appear in any films during this era.

Her doing voice acting for Bolt shows the success she was already having two years into her career.

Black Mirror

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In 2019 Miley starred in a Black Mirror episode. Revisiting her acting career.

Sex and the City The Movie 2 (2010)

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Miley played herself at a movie premiere.

High School Musical 2 (2007)

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Miley has a small cameo in the film during a pool scene.

Richard Dyer (1998)

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Miley Cyrus has embodied multiple star images throughout the different eras of her career.

Promotion relates to her Hannah Montana era where she was the face of merchandise, she would make public appearances and have fan clubs.

Publicity relates to her scandals when she was just starting to break free from Hannah Montana.

Films can be linked to her cameos in films like Sex and the City 2 where she played herself at the peak of her career as Hannah Montana.

Criticism can clearly relate to all of the controversies she has faced throughout her career, especially during her Bangerz era.

Graeme Turner (2013)

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The two Celebrity Industries that Turner discusses that resonate most with Miley are the appearance industry as each era of her star persona has been paired with a new look or rebrand. Her appearance is how she has stayed relevant weather it be for good or for bad. The second being the the endorsement industry, specifically for her Hannah Montana era, as seen from the merch that was released which included toys, clothes, games ect.

Martin Shingler (2012)

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The idea of 'persona' is a celebrity who shapes how they are viewed through the characters they play in films and their public appearances. This allows for an unknowing of who they truly are.

In Mileys case her 'persona' was Hannah Montana, a country girl, 'America's Sweetheart'. That was the 'persona' that was made for her to fit into which is why when videos of her smoking weed or lap dancing were leaked it shocked the public because that was not the 'persona' that she had created, but her star 'persona' isn't actually her. Who Miley really was was just a normal teenage girl wanting to feel her age but that's not what the public saw her as which is why everybody was in such shock.

Erin Myers (2009)

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Throughout Mileys career websites, blogs, online news, review pages grew in popularity as the internet became a bigger space. Meyers suggests that Hannah Montana would have been Mileys highly constructed figure which fans loved and thought she truly was, but with the rise of tabloids, magazines, and the internet which can spread news in an instant, Miley, as a regular person was brought to the surface through all of these media types 'exposing' her and shaming her for regular teenage things.