November 7, 2023 | Stephanie Kelsey

Smiley Facts About Miley Cyrus


From teeny bopper to show stopper, Miley Cyrus has been making headlines for over a decade. Between her tongue sticking out and swinging undressed on large wrecking balls, this bright eyed smiley pop superstar continues to reinvent herself while keeping her audience on their toes (The Voice, anyone?). Read on to know 24 things about Miley Cyrus that will shed light on the eccentric and delightful creature that she is.


1. 100% Animal Royalty

Upon realizing how intelligent her pet fish and pig were, Cyrus promptly switched over to a vegan diet in 2014. Even her pig, Bubba Sue, is vegan. In fact, she loves her pig so much, she gives Bubba Sue coconut oil face mask treatments.

Miley Cyrus Facts

2. A Fast Ticker

Cyrus has a non-life problematic heart condition–tachycardia, which means her heart beats faster than the average resting rate.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

3. Still Workin’ on her Selfie Game

Cyrus has confessed that the reason we see her tongue sticking out in most of her snapped pics is because it's more of a nervous tick than an emerging trend. She feels awkward and embarrassed, and says she feels like she doesn’t know how to smile properly for pictures.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

4. Aunt Dolly

It doesn’t get much better than having well-loved country legend Dolly Parton as your godmother. Not only does Cyrus have access to Parton’s eclectic wardrobe, she loves watching the way Parton treats people with love and respect, and how Parton serves as a reminder to never let success change your heart.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

5. The Perks of Having a Famous Dad

Cyrus’ first job was way cooler than our first jobs. For $10 an hour, she toured with her dad Billy Ray Cyrus, and helped clear the stage of anything that was thrown at the country star. Flowers, bras, and underwear included.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

6. Parents Aren’t Always Right

Originally, Billy Ray didn’t want Miley auditioning for Hannah Montana; he was worried about her handling rejection. However, she did, auditioning for the role of Hannah’s best friend Lilly Truscott. Producers encouraged her to go for the lead role instead, and altered the character to suit her.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

7. All Inked Up

Cyrus has 55 tattoos (and counting), including a portrait of her grandmother inked by her fave tattoo artist Kat Von D.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

8. That’s a Lot of Views

One of Cyrus’ most memorable songs (and one that was repeatedly memed and satirized), "Wrecking Ball" broke the Internet, and held the Vevo record for most views and the fastest video to reach 100 million views.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

9. How Many People Licked Sledgehammers in 2013?

After "Wrecking Ball" became the summer anthem of 2013, Cyrus admits that she can’t stand to perform the song anymore. She just doesn’t love it and can’t live down the fact that she licked a sledgehammer.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

10. Kind of A Big Deal

Move over Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Kim Kardashian, and even former president Barack Obama–Cyrus has over 1 billion Google hits, making her more searched at one point than some of the biggest names in pop culture and politics!

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

11. Adolescence Caught on Camera

Cyrus can’t watch herself in the Hannah Montana movie, saying she cringes and feels weird because she had just turned 16 and was going through a very awkward teenage stage.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

12. Zero Attachment

Cyrus also revealed that she doesn’t like to go back and listen any one of her previous albums. After every recording, she tours and then forgets about it, and says she thinks it would be weird if she was at home rocking out to one of her own albums all the time.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

13. Maybe a Few Acting Classes?

Although her music career has kicked off, Cyrus has yet to really see her movie career take flight. So Undercover went direct-to-video in the US and LOL with co-star Demi Moore received a 17% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the same rating as The Last Song.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

14. Scaredy Cat

On set of The Last Song, Cyrus met her then on and off again partner, Australian actor Liam Hemsworth. As a way to find out if feelings were mutual, Cyrus paid a 12-year old $10 to see if Hemsworth felt the same way. He did!

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

15. She’s Good at Other Things

Even though Cyrus got her license at 16, and had one-on-one time with a private driving teacher, Hemsworth never lets her forget how terrible of a driver she is–and she agrees! She doesn’t consider herself to be very good at it.

Miley Cyrus FactsWikimedia Commons, Stefan Kloo

16. Real Talk

Cyrus gave little sister Noah some tried and true advice when little sis recently broke into the music scene. The advice? Don’t read what people are saying about you.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

17. Things Only Grandma Can Get Away With

Miley Ray Cyrus’ birth name is Destiny Hope Cyrus, but she changed it in 2008. Miley is a shortened version of her nickname "Smiley," which stuck over the years. To this day, only her grandmother is allowed to call her by her birth name.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

18. No Such Thing As Bad Publicity

Her wildly controversial VMA performance with "Blurred Lines" singer Robin Thicke was the most tweeted event in social media history at the time. Beyonce’s Superbowl Half time performance was left behind, and Cyrus’ performance generated 360,000 tweets every minute.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

19. Double Trouble

Cyrus’s biggest idol is Britney Spears, and the two collaborated on the song "SMS" on Cyrus’ album Bangerz.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

20. A Mother's Love

Even though the pop star is most certainly an adult woman, Cyrus says her mom can still embarrass her, and often calls her daughter "Sweet girl". As Cyrus revealed to Rolling Stone, "When we were getting ready for the VMAs, I was about to put on my teddy-bear costume and she's like, 'Sweet girl, do you need to potty before you put your costume on?' I'm like, 'Mom! Kanye is standing right here!'"

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

 21. Isn’t it Art?

The first of many publicly scandalous moments for Cyrus started when she was 15: She appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair wrapped in nothing but a satin bed sheet.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

22. An Unforgettable Date

For the 2014 VMAs, Cyrus brought a homeless man named Jesse as her date, letting him use her acceptance speech time to discuss the homeless problem.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

23. How to Never Be Without a Date on a Saturday Night

Cyrus has openly admitted that she is pansexual.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

24. Girls Being Girls

Cyrus was expelled from her private school after she taught her classmates about French kissing and take her teacher's motorized scooter. Miley isn't sure which of these acts was the final straw.

Miley Cyrus FactsGetty Images

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12


More from Factinate

Featured Article

My mom never told me how her best friend died. Years later, I was using her phone when I made an utterly chilling discovery.

Dark Family Secrets

Dark Family Secrets Exposed

Nothing stays hidden forever—and these dark family secrets are proof that when the truth comes out, it can range from devastating to utterly chilling.
April 8, 2020 Samantha Henman

Featured Article

Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis.

Madame de Pompadour Facts

Entrancing Facts About Madame de Pompadour, France's Most Powerful Mistress

Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis.
December 7, 2018 Kyle Climans

More from Factinate

Featured Article

I tried to get my ex-wife served with divorce papers. I knew that she was going to take it badly, but I had no idea about the insane lengths she would go to just to get revenge and mess with my life.

These People Got Genius Revenges

When someone really pushes our buttons, we'd like to think that we'd hold our head high and turn the other cheek, but revenge is so, so sweet.
April 22, 2020 Scott Mazza

Featured Article

Catherine of Aragon is now infamous as King Henry VIII’s rejected queen—but few people know her even darker history.

Catherine of Aragon Facts

Tragic Facts About Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s First Wife

Catherine of Aragon is now infamous as King Henry VIII’s rejected queen—but very few people know her even darker history.
June 7, 2018 Christine Tran



Dear reader,


Want to tell us to write facts on a topic? We’re always looking for your input! Please reach out to us to let us know what you’re interested in reading. Your suggestions can be as general or specific as you like, from “Life” to “Compact Cars and Trucks” to “A Subspecies of Capybara Called Hydrochoerus Isthmius.” We’ll get our writers on it because we want to create articles on the topics you’re interested in. Please submit feedback to contribute@factinate.com. Thanks for your time!


Do you question the accuracy of a fact you just read? At Factinate, we’re dedicated to getting things right. Our credibility is the turbo-charged engine of our success. We want our readers to trust us. Our editors are instructed to fact check thoroughly, including finding at least three references for each fact. However, despite our best efforts, we sometimes miss the mark. When we do, we depend on our loyal, helpful readers to point out how we can do better. Please let us know if a fact we’ve published is inaccurate (or even if you just suspect it’s inaccurate) by reaching out to us at contribute@factinate.com. Thanks for your help!


Warmest regards,



The Factinate team




Want to learn something new every day?

Join thousands of others and start your morning with our Fact Of The Day newsletter.

Thank you!

Error, please try again.