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Miley Cyrus (legally changed to Miley Ray in January 2008)

Birth Name: Destiny Hope Cyrus

Nicknames: Smiley and Miley

Born: November 23rd, 1992 in Franklin Tennessee

Parents: Leticia "Tish" Cyrus and country singer/actor Billy Ray Cyrus

Godmother: Dolly Parton

Role Model: Hillary Duff

Miley Cyrus is currently best known for her part in the TV show Hannah Montana, which began in 2006. She has also been in other TV shows and movies, such as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, High School Musical 2, Bolt, and Big Fish. In addition to being an actress, she is also a singer and songwriter. Her tour, Best of Both Worlds, was made into a 3D movie. She has a couple of studio albums such as Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and Breakout.

She dated the teen pop idol Nick Jonas for about two years. After remaining single for a time, she started dating her current boyfriend, Justin Gaston. Justin is a model. It created a small controversy due to the fact that she was 16 and he was 20 when they started dating. Other controversy surrounded Miley includes a risque photo shoot done for Vanity Fair magazine. After the photos were released, she issued an apology to her fans and stated that allowing the pictures was a bad decision. There have also been hoaxes that Miley was pregnant and that she was dead.

Miley is involved in a good deal of charity work. She used her 16th birthday as an opportunity to raise $1 million (US) and donated it to Youth Service America.