During her finals Audition for Hannah Montana12-year-old Miley Cyrus wore her heart on her sleeve and her life-changing revelation on her chest. „I should have my own TV show,” read a shirt she wore under a blue jacket. on tape. She was right. In the nearly two decades since she landed the role, the musician and actress have become woven into the fabric of pop culture history. Last night, at the 2024 D23 ceremony, Cyrus became the youngest honoree to be awarded the title of Disney Legend.
„Before we get started, I’m going to let everyone in on a little Disney Legends secret — something you’re not supposed to know,” Cyrus said at the beginning of her speech. In the beginning it was 100 percent that she was going to cry. „What I’m trying to say is that legends are scared too. I’m scared now… It’s legendary to be scared anyway. There’s no such thing as failure when trying.
At the event, country musician Lainey Wilson introduced Cyrus with a cover of the song: „Best of Both Worlds.” The Hannah Montana The theme song would become the foundation of a complete discography of songs that would inspire an entire wave of pop singers nearly 20 years later. Wilson called the moment „a dream come true”: „Miley, I want to thank you for never being afraid to step outside the box, always being true to yourself, and most importantly, always kicking butt.”
Cyrus was like that from the beginning. During his speech, he reflected on his audit process in 2005. „Disney was on a mission to rebuild and reshape the company — that’s why they were hired. [Disney CEO] Bob Iger and me,” she joked. „There was a ruckus in that Burbank Disney office where there was a rumor that they were making us all Disney babies…I certainly wasn’t made in a lab, but if I was, there must have been a bug in the computer that disabled me. Somewhere between 2013 and 16 years ago. ”
She nodded defiantly Bonkers The era is another one that Cyrus has embraced every moment of her career. Although the period was marked by a drastic departure from the personality that became her household name, she could never escape it. In retrospect, she really wouldn’t have wanted to. „I’m still proud of being Hannah Montana because she shaped Miley in so many ways,” Cyrus said.
She remembers her first performance as a blonde pop star. This is a free event at the Glendale Galleria Mall. While „Best of Both Worlds” would eventually become the defining Hannah Montana song of all time, Cyrus opened her set for the day with „This Is The Life.” „This, of course, no one knows,” he said. „Because, really, I was just a little girl in a blonde wig at the mall with a big dream. But in my heart I was Hannah Montana. I was so proud to be her.
Cyrus watched the girl’s evolution. She took it in tears and ended her speech with aplomb. „This award is dedicated to Hannah and her amazing, loyal fans and everyone who made my dream come true,” she said. „To quote the myth itself: 'This is life’.”