Miley Cyrus Overview

Born in Franklin, Tennessee to country star Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife Leticia, Destiny Hope Cyrus was surrounded by music and performing from the day she was born. When she was a baby, her father nicknamed the little girl Smiley, which was shortened to Miley, and the name stuck. Though her family has a farm outside of Nashville, Tennesse, Miley and her family were uprooted to Toronto in 2001 when her father landed the starring role in the TV drama series Doc. Playing a little girl named Kylie... See All