Miley Cyrus Remembers The Moment Of Disappointment When Appearing At Cover Vanity Fair 2008

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JAKARTA - Miley Cyrus recalled the 2008 controversy surrounding Vanity Fair featuring herself on the front page.

Discussing the cover of the magazine in the latest episode of the TikTok series 'Used To Be Young', where he recalls important moments throughout his career, Cyrus reflected on how much he enjoyed doing the photo shoot.

"Everyone knows the controversy from the photo, but they don't really know behind the scenes, which is always much more meaningful," said the singer of the cover photo featuring the 15-year-old Cyrus who was wearing a white shirt with red lipstick taken by famous photographer Annie Leibovitz.

He continued: 'My sister Noah [Cyrus] is sitting on Annie's lap and pressing the camera button to take pictures,' he said. My family is on set and this is the first time I'm wearing red lipstick. Pati Dubroff, who makeupted my face, thought it would be another element that would distinguish me from Hannah Montana.

Cyrus then explained that the controversy behind the photo was her cover showing her as the opposite of the child-friendly Disney character, Hannah Montana, which she described at the time.

"My image is completely the opposite of the pop star of the rubber candy I've known, and that's what's very disappointing," he said. But, really, a very brilliant choice from the past of those people.

When his cover was first released in 2008, Cyrus issued an apology for the photo shoot. "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artictic', and now, looking at the photos and reading the story, I feel very embarrassed," he said in a statement at the time.

"I never meant this to happen, and I apologize to my fans, who I really care about."