Trivia

She legally changed her name from Destiny Hope Cyrus to Miley Ray Cyrus. "Ray" is for her grandfather Ronald Ray Cyrus whom she was very close to and "Miley" came from her childhood nickname "Smiley", which was shortened to "Miley", that was given to her because of her constant smiling as a young child. (January 2008)

Began auditioning for Hannah Montana (2006) when she was 11 years old. She originally tried out for the role of Lilly Truscott.

Godmother is Dolly Parton.

Has had tachycardia since her teens.

Has written over one hundred songs and some of them have been used for her sitcom Hannah Montana (2006).

Her favorite actresses include Jodie Foster, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie.

While performing at the 02 arena in London, she changed the lyric in her song, "Party in the U.S.A.", from "And a Britney (Britney Spears) song was On" to "And a Michael song was On". Michael being referred to Michael Jackson, who was suppose to have performed at the 02 Arena in July of 2009 but passed away before leaving to perform in London.

Close friends with Ashley French, Demi Lovato and Rachel Quinn.

Miley's half-brother Trace Cyrus and her Hannah Montana (2006) co-star Mitchel Musso's brother Mason Musso are in the band "Metro Station".

Is a huge fan of Britney Spears and considers Britney to be one of her idols.

Planned to wed Liam Hemsworth in their Malibu home before it was destroyed by wildfires.

Married her on-off boyfriend of 10 years Liam Hemsworth in a private wedding ceremony in Franklin, Tennessee. They met while playing a couple on The Last Song (2010) and dated for years before Hemsworth proposed in 2012, but the two ended their engagement and broke up a year later. They reconnected in 2015. (December 23, 2018)

Released a 3D concert movie of her Best of Both Worlds Tour on February 1, 2008. It became the highest grossing Super Bowl weekend release ever.

Ended her engagement to Liam Hemsworth on September 16, 2013.

Participated in the 25th Anniversary Edition of "We Are the World" which was performed in memory of Michael Jackson as well as for relief efforts for the earthquake in Haiti.

Auditioned for Selena Gomez's role in Ramona and Beezus (2010).

Her favorite novel is "Don't Die, My Love" by Lurlene McDaniel.

Her known tattoos: one under her left breast which says "Just Breathe", one on her ear which says "Love", a dream catcher on the right side of her rib cage under her arm. On her fingers she has an outline of a heart on her ring finger on her right hand, BAD on her middle finger, an equal sign on her left ring finger, a cross, a slice of watermelon, an alien emoji, "karma", a peace sign, and has a tattoo of an eye on her left index finger. On her side she has a tattoo of her late dog and "With a Little Help from my Fwends" in a chat bubble. On her wrists she has an anchor and an om symbol. On her arms she has a Theodore Roosevelt quote, VIIXCI Roman numerals, Leonardo Da Vinci's rendition of anatomically correct hearts, crossed arrows, a saber tooth, a portrait of her grandma, Yoshimi, a cat, "love yer brain", and a crescent moon. On her inner lip she has the crying cat emoji. On her feet she has Rolling $tone and a sugar skull.

Her song "Party in the U.S.A." was parodied by 'Weird Al' Yankovic as "Party in the CIA". Eighteen years earlier, Yankovic parodied her father's song "Achy Breaky Heart" as "Achy Breaky Song". This makes Miley the first artist Yankovic has parodied who has also the offspring of an artist he has parodied.

Siblings: Christopher Cody (older paternal half-brother), Trace Cyrus (older maternal half-brother), Brandi Cyrus (older maternal half-sister), Braison Cyrus (younger brother), and Noah Cyrus (younger sister). Brandon Cyrus is a related family member on her father's side.

She has never taken formal singing lessons [as of June 2007].

Befriended her backup dancer Mandy Jiroux while on tour. The two have a YouTube channel called MileyMandy, that they regularly update with new videos. Their show is called "The Miley and Mandy Show".

On September 25, 2006, the Disney Channel was finally launched in South Africa. The first episode of Hannah Montana (2006) was broadcast on September 29, 2006, the show immediately became the channel's "Flagship" show. Miley Cyrus is the most recognized Disney Channel star in South Africa with the most DVD releases of the show and two versions of her "Best of Both Worlds Concert" - one standard edition and one double disc extended 3-D edition. The extended 3D edition was released on Disney Blu-ray simultaneously in August 2008.

Her favorite song by her father Billy Ray Cyrus is the one-hit-wonder "Achy Breaky Heart".

Resided in Toronto, Canada where she attended the Armstrong Acting Studio.

Likes the bands Coldplay, Radiohead and The Killers.

Resides in Toluca Lake, California, her family bought a house there in 2007.

Was on the Time 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine (both 2008 and 2014).

Her musical influences include Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Madonna, Joan Jett, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain, Timbaland, Lil' Kim, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Lana Del Rey and Hilary Duff.

She has English, along with smaller amounts (to varying degrees) of Scottish, Irish, Welsh, French, Dutch, and German, ancestry.

On the night of November 11, 2018, while filming on location in South Africa, Cyrus broke a longstanding social media blackout meant to lead to the premier of her seventh studio album to reveal the home she shared with fiance Liam Hemsworth burned down in the Woolsey wildfire. In her posts, she expressed devastation for her community and acknowledged the safety of herself, her fiancé, and their many pets, while providing links for her followers to donate time, money, and resources to groups and charities in the effort to extinguish the 2018 California wildfires and help those whom they affected. She was one of many resident entertainers in the area, including Gerard Butler, Neil Young and Robin Thicke, who lost their homes in the fire.

Miley was on the green team for two summers in a row in the Disney Channel Games.

Has a Maltipoo dog named Sophie that her parents gave to her for her 16th birthday.

Admires Oscar winner Meryl Streep.

Has worked with both John Travolta and his late wife Kelly Preston. Travolta in Bolt (2008) and Preston in The Last Song (2010).

Was ranked #1 on TV Guide's list of Top 10 Teen Star Countdown. (2008)

Daughter of Tish Cyrus and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.

Ex sister-in-law of Luke Hemsworth, Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky.

Separated from her husband of seven months Liam Hemsworth. (August 19, 2019)

Likes to watch the situation comedy Sex and the City (1998).

Her alter ego Hannah Montana was mentioned in the song "Boom" by rapper T-Pain.

Her husband of seven months Liam Hemsworth filed for divorce from her. (August 21, 2019)

In 1994, she appeared on Music City Tonight on television with her father.

Along with smoking weed regularly, she smokes nearly two packs of cigarettes a day and chain smokes multiple cigarettes at a time. She said that she cannot think of starting her day without a cigarette.

Was in a relationship with Australian singer Cody Simpson from October 2019 to August 2020.

Is a huge fan of RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) and the contestants. Appeared as a guest judge on Season 11 and went backstage to hangout with the contestants (while wearing a disguise). 30 of the past contestants performed with her during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards (2015) (which she hosted).

Was considered for the role of Peter Pan in NBC's Peter Pan Live! (2014).

Recording a cover of "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M. with other artists like Mariah Carey to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. (February 2010)

In 2017, her birthday will have fallen on Thanksgiving five times in her life so far.

Was ranked #12 on Interview magazine's Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow". (2007)