Miley Cyrus

**Miley Cyrus** (pronounced /ˈmaɪli ˈsaɪrəs/ MY-lee SY-rəs; born **Destiny Hope Cyrus** on November 23, 1992) to Leticia "Tish" Jean Cyrus (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist and an actress. She is the daughter of country musician, Billy Ray Cyrus whom she worked with during her Disney Channel days on *Hannah Montana*. Her younger sister, Noah Cyrus, also became a successful singer.

## Early life

As a child, her parents nicknamed her "Smiley", which they later shortened to "Miley", because she often smiled as an infant. In 2008, she legally changed her name to Miley Ray Cyrus; her middle name honors her grandfather, Ronald Ray Cyrus, who was from Kentucky. Cyrus' godmother is singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.

Cyrus' parents secretly married on December 28, 1993, a year after her birth, which was against the advice of her dad's record company. They had two more children, a son and a daughter. From previous relationships her mother has two other children, Brandi and Trace, who were also raised by Miley's father.

All of Cyrus' maternal siblings are established entertainers as well. Trace is a vocalist and a guitarist for an electronic pop band. Noah is an actress and is a successful singer-songwriter. Brandi was formerly a musician for an indie rock band and is a professional DJ. The Cyrus family farmhouse is located on 500 acres of land outside Nashville.

## Personal / Family life

Cyrus currently resides in Hidden Hills, California and also owns a home in her hometown of Franklin, Tennessee.

### Sexuality and gender identity

Cyrus came out as pansexual to her mother at age 14 and has said: "I never want to label myself! I am ready to love anyone that loves me for who I am! I am open." In June 2015, *Time* magazine reported she is gender fluid. She was quoted as stating she "doesn't relate to being boy or girl, and I don't have to have my partner relate to boy or girl." Cyrus stated she is "literally open to every single thing that is consenting and doesn't involve an animal and everyone is of age".

Cyrus is a supporter and a member of the LGBT community. Cyrus also has an equals sign tattooed on her ring finger in support of same-sex marriage. After her 2018 marriage to a man, Cyrus went on the record to state she still identified as queer; falling in love with a person regardless of the person's gender identity.

### Relationships

Cyrus has said that she dated singer-actor Nick Jonas from June 2006 to December 2007, claiming they were "in love" and began dating soon after they first met. While filming *The Last Song*, Cyrus began an on-again, off-again relationship with her co-star Liam Hemsworth in 2009. During the breakups, Cyrus was romantically linked to actors Lucas Till (2009) and Josh Bowman (2011). Cyrus and Hemsworth were first engaged from May 2012 until September 2013. She has also dated actor Patrick Schwarzenegger (2014–2015) and model Stella Maxwell (2015).

Cyrus and Hemsworth married in a private wedding ceremony in their home in Tennessee. The following year; on August 10, 2019, Cyrus announced their separation. Eleven days later, Hemsworth filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences". Their divorce was finalized on January 28, 2020.

Following the announcement of her separation from Hemsworth, she dated Kaitlynn Carter from August to September 2019.

In October 2019, Cyrus began dating Australian singer Cody Simpson, a longtime friend. In August 2020, Cyrus announced that she and Simpson had split up.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Miley Cyrus Biography. The Biography Channel. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved on April 7, 2014.

## External links

* Miley Cyrus article at *Wikipedia*
* Miley Cyrus at Babepedia
* Miley Cyrus on  Famous Birthdays
* Miley Cyrus on  Famous Fix
* Miley Cyrus links at FreeOnes
* Miley Cyrus on TikTok