Miley Cyrus Birth Name Destiny Hope Cyrus Nickname Smiley Miley Height

Destiny Hope Cyrus

Smiley
Miley

5' 2" (1.57 m)

Daughter of singer/actor Billy Ray Cyrus and Leticia "Tish" Cyrus. Sister of Noah Lindsey Cyrus

Has five siblings: older paternal half-brother Christopher Cody, older maternal half-brother Trace, older maternal half-sister Brandi, and younger siblings Braison Chance and Noah Lindsey.

She's known as "Miley" because ever since she was little, her dad called her "Smiley". Then it transformed into "Miley".

Her favorite sport is cheerleading

Her favorite book is, "Don't Die, My Love."

Her favorite song by her Dad is "Achy Breaky Heart."

Has written over a hundred songs and some of them have been used on her show, "Hannah Montana" (2006).

Her favorite singers are Hilary Duff, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, and Ashlee Simpson.

Her favorite album is Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway".

Her favorite movie is Steel Magnolias (1989).

Likes to eat Chinese food.

Favourite hobby is going shopping.

She loves to watch High School Musical (2006) (TV) with her sisters.

She has 3 dogs, Loco (because "It's crazy!") and Juicy (because of the clothing brand)and her newest dog, Minnie Pearl.

Miley was on the green team for 2 summers in a row in the Disney Channel Games.

Her godmother is country singer Dolly Parton.

She has never taken formal singing lessons (as of June 2007).

Started auditioning for Hannah Montana when she was 11 years old, She originally tried out for the part of Lilly Truscott.

She won a teen choice award for Choice TV Actress: Comedy for Hannah Montana in 2007.

"Pink isn't just a color, it's an attitude!"

(August 2006) Currently on tour doing opening singing acts for The Cheetah Girls in concert.

(June 2007) Currently playing Miley Stewart in "Hannah Montana", which is in its 2nd season on Disney Channel.

(December 2006) Filming Season 2 of Hannah Montana

(January 2007) Recording her New album

(March 2007) On her first ever European Tour