Miley Cyrus Buying Guide
Walk into any 'tween's room, and you will undoubtedly find an altar of worship for the latest Disney princess: Miley Cyrus. And with those sparkly blue eyes staring back at you from the poster on the wall, or from the highthreat teen divinity?
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There's something about Miley alright, she's just so darned watchable.
* Born Destiny Hope Cyrus in Nashville, but was called "Smiley" and "Miley" by her parents.
* Changed her name legally to Miley Ray Cyrus, the middle name in tribute to her late grandfather.
* It wasn't until she was 8 years old that she decided she wanted to be an actress, and this was right after she caught a performance of ''Mamma Mia''!
* Originally auditioned for the role of the best friend in Hannah Montana.
* Her debut album, as part of a two disc set featuring music from the show, went on to be certified three times platinum.
* The tickets for her first tour in 2007 were sold out in minutes.
* Has been reported as the richest teenage celebrity.
* Has been nominated for the Golden Globes Awards, the Kids' Choice Awards, MTV Movie Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Teen Choice Awards and People's Choice Awards.
Hannah Montana
You can thank the show for making Miley such a big star.
As a freshego:
* The original ideas of the pop singer's name were Anna Cabana, Samantha York and Alexis Texas. Don't have the same ring do they?
* When the show premiered in March 2006, it had the largest audience ever for a Disney Channel show and it also became the highest-rated
* The only show on Disney that has featured well-known actors in guest appearances, including Brooke Shields, Dolly Parton, Dwayne Johnson, Camryn Manheim, Heather Locklear, Vicki Lawrence, Joey Fatone, and David Koechner, among others.
* Thanks to Disney's knack for marketing its stars, Miley found herself with record deals, book deals, movie deals, clothing and toy deals, big deal!
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