It's impossible to forget Miley Cyrus' years as a child star when she captured our hearts on "Hannah Montana." But as Cyrus grew into her young adulthood, she took some notable steps to distance herself from the Disney Channel persona audiences had grown to love. One of her first, and biggest, controversies was when a then-15-year-old Cyrus posed topless, save for a white sheet, for Vanity Fair in 2008. In a video for her "Used to Be Young" TikTok series, Cyrus stood by her decision to go through with the photoshoot.
She also explained that it was a defining moment for her, post-Disney. "This was the first time I ever wore red lipstick, because Patti Dubroff, who did my makeup, thought that that would be another element that would divide me from Hannah Montana," the outspoken singer-songwriter pointed out. According to Cyrus, she had her family's full support — they were all on set including her younger sister, Noah Cyrus.
After Vanity Fair released the cover, the young star was subject to intense scrutiny. "This image of me is [the] complete opposite of the bubblegum pop star that I had been known for being, and that's what was so upsetting," Miley asserted of the outcry that followed. In 2018, Cyrus posted a message commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the shoot and revoking her initial apology. "I'm not sorry," she tweeted, alongside a photo of the New York Post's shameful headline from the time.
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