21 Times Miley Cyrus Was a Good Role Model

In March 2020, Miley Cyrus spoke about her personal experience with body shaming.She shared her personal experience with body shaming during an Instagram Live chat with Demi Lovato.During an Instagram Live chat with Demi Lovato, the pop artist said negative criticism hit her performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. She wore a nude bodysuit and twerked with Robin Thicke; much of the criticism targeted her physique.

"Everyone started comparing me to a turkey and putting a turkey in my outfit," Cyrus said, describing memes. "I was just so skinny and so pasty, and they kept putting me next to this turkey. I felt so bad about myself I did not wear a bikini for like two years."

Cyrus stated the body shaming split her personal and public image. "I felt like being the most confident girl on the planet was fraud because I was insecure inside; in my personal life, I wasn't even wearing bathing suits and shorts," she explained.

Miley partnered with Instagram for a campaign supporting transgender, trans, genderqueer, and gender non-conforming people. The social justice campaign shows photos (taken by Cyrus) of people across the gender spectrum to build awareness and acceptance. A dozen people were selected for the pictures, which will appear on Instagram under the #InstaPride hashtag. This effort comes from her Happy Hippie Foundation.

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Cyrus founded the Happy Hippie Foundation alone to gather young people against injustice facing homeless youth, LGBT youth, and other vulnerable groups. To raise money and awareness, she asked people like Joan Jett and Ariana Grande to performBackyard Sessions, which let people on Facebook donate to her organization.

When Miley won Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV VMAs for "Wrecking Ball," she brought Jesse, a homeless kid she met while volunteering, as her date. She let him give an emotional speech about being homeless, raising over $200,000 in one night for My Friend's Place. After that, she took him to dinner.

At age 18, Cyrus took two trips to Haiti with the Starkey Hearing Foundation to help fit and distribute hearing aids for over 400 Haitians needing them. After the trip, Cyrus tweeted:This second mission to Haiti felt as impactful as the first one. She grew up around music and could not imagine what it would be like for her siblings and her if they could not hear the magic of music.

At a 2009 concert in Los Angeles, Cyrus brought a young girl with cancer onto the stage. She turned her song "The Climb" into a duet, letting the little girl perform with her idol.

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Miley Cyrus came out as bisexual and got a tattoo of the gay rights and gender equality sign on her finger. Miley joined the NoH8 campaign against California discrimination. She quit Twitter once because some fans did not support gay marriage.

In 2014, Cyrus donated over $500,000 at an event for AMFAR to fund HIV/AIDS research. She spent $300,000 on a photo and then donated $200,000 more because she could.

Cyrus said,If I have a voice, I will start an open talk about HIV and AIDS prevention and awareness. I want to break down walls built around sexuality. I am not embarrassed to talk about these things, especially with young people.

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Miley became upset by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton's anti-LGBTQ+ views and plan for a discriminatory bill. She used Twitter to rally fans against him. She Tweeted,Senator Cotton thinks the gay community needs 'perspective' because 'In Iran they hang you for being gay.'Miley Cyrus stirred trouble. She called Senator Cotton (202) 224-2353. She also called.Indiana Governor Mike Pence called an "asshole" for his discriminatory opinions.

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In 2008, a former soldier who lost his leg appeared on ABC'sExtreme Makeover: Home EditionWhen Cyrus learned the soldier's kids were big fans, she set up a backstage visit and took the kids go-karting. She then toldTV Guide, "I love the show's message. No matter how sad or negative the family's situation is, everyone comes out smiling."

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Miley Cyrus actively joins the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Several sick children wish to meet Miley, and she helps them every time. Though Miley got edgier, she always makes a kid's wish come true.

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Miley Cyrus visited many children's hospitals to spend time with sick kids. She surprised delighted children, signed autographs, posed for photos, and listened to them sing. In 2008, she visited a kid with her father, sang Christmas carols, and donated $60,000.

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In 2012, Cyrus adopted an abandoned puppy outside a Walmart. She named him Happy and brought him home with her three other rescue dogs: Lila, Floyd, and Ziggy. Cyrus Tweeted,"He was left in a box in front of Walmart .. I don't understand how people can be so cruel. That's why we named him Happy."

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She recorded a video for a young fan with cystic fibrosis. The child watched the clip six hours after she passed. Cyrus then dedicated that night's concert to the girl, tweeting, "Tonight's show is for @MissCaley."

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Cyrus donated $1 for every ticket to her Best of Both Worlds tour. This raised over $1 million for City of Hope, an organization Cyrus supports.

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Miley co-founded "Get Ur Good On" with Youth Service America. This social website connects young people to support each other in community service. It targets ages 5-25, challenging kids, including Miley, to do good.

For Marc Jacobs' "Protect The Skin You're In" campaign, Cyrus posed fully undressed. She did this to raise money for New York University's Skin Cancer Institute. People bought T-shirts with the image, but Miley made zero profit from them.

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Cyrus became the face of MAC's Viva Glam line, joining Rihanna and Lady Gaga. One hundred percent of the proceeds support HIV/AIDS awareness.

In 2010, Cyrus recorded a PSA for "Blessings in a Backpack." This group feeds school children globally.In the PSA, she said, "You don’t have to give a billion dollars; it’s not about that. It’s not about how much or how far. It’s about looking at your neighbors and seeing how you can help. This isn’t just stuff that is all over the world. It’s right here, right next to you."

Miley used her birthday twice to raise charity money. Cyrus sold $250 tickets to fans for her Sweet 16 at Disneyland, sending the money to Youth Service America. For her 20th birthday, she asked her 10 million Twitter followers to donate or adopt from Saving Spot! Dog Rescue, which rescues dogs in Los Angeles.

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Many people on Twitter use the outlet to shame fat people and celebrities. Miley Cyrus refused this. She tweeted a photo of a sick, malnourished woman and wrote,"By calling girls like me fat, this is what you’re doing to other people. I love myself & if you could say the same you wouldn’t be sitting on your computer trying to hurt others.”