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Miley Cyrus Officially Changing Name

Posted: 2008-03-18 13:15:12

Filed Under: Movie News, Music News, TV News

LOS ANGELES (March 18) - Hannah Montana is leaving destiny behind.

Miley Cyrus, whose given name is Destiny Hope Cyrus, has filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court to change her full legal name to Miley Ray Cyrus.

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"I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed," Cyrus says of pictures that appear in the new issue of Vanity Fair.

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Vanity Fair editors say "Miley's parents and/or minders were on the set all day. Since the photo was taken digitally, they saw it on the shoot and everyone thought it was a beautiful and natural portrait of Miley. In fact, when Bruce Handy interviewed Miley, he asked her about the photo and she was very cheerful about it and thought it was perfectly fine."

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For someone who said "I never intended for any of this to happen," Cyrus seemed to be enjoying herself at the Vanity Fair photo shoot. See more photos on Egotastic.com.

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"I was so honored and thrilled to work with (longtime Vanity Fair photographer) Annie [Leibovitz]," Cyrus tells PEOPLE. See more photos on Egotastic.com.

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Just last week, photos of Cyrus flashing her bra and pulling up her shirt while draped across the lap of a male furthered the speculation that the singer-actress sensation may be more PG-13 or R than G-rated.

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"The pictures of me on the Internet were silly, inappropriate shots." adds Cyrus about last week's photo scandal. The leaked pics didn't make a dent. Her 'Best of Both Worlds' CD was ranked near the top of the charts last week.

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Photos of Cyrus in provocative poses first leaked near the end of January to gossip sites like TopSocialite.com.

The 15-year-old singer and TV star is the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, who filed the papers last Friday with wife Leticia. Her father writes in the filing that the request was "to make her commonly used name the same as her legal name."

The name-change request was first reported by the celebrity Web site TMZ.com.

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Miley Cyrus has said her father gave her the nickname "Smiley Miley" as a baby because of her sunny disposition. On the Disney Channel tween hit "Hannah Montana," she plays a teen who hides her singing stardom.

Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus are hosting the Country Music Television ceremony together at Nashville's Belmont University on April 14.

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daddysangel122 12:05:59 PM Mar 30 2008

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WSUP AMERICA

daddysangel122 12:05:16 PM Mar 30 2008

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DO U LOVE JORDIN SPARKS' SONG NO AIR ? CUZ I DO

daddysangel122 12:03:37 PM Mar 30 2008

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I LUV JORDIN SPARKS MILEY CYRUS AND CARLY SMITHSON

millzy1916 11:19:30 PM Mar 29 2008

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ppl r so mean if ppl dont have nothing nice to say y say it a all miley cyrus is the best shes a really good singer and acori loer her songs and if ppl dont like that o well

tjbm815 07:33:24 PM Mar 29 2008

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she just cant decide what to have her name hannah montana destiny miley god i hat eher she cant sing and she cant act!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gymnastmonkey607 05:37:49 PM Mar 29 2008

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do you know what i have to say! doooooooooodo

tyresegreen 10:10:11 AM Mar 29 2008

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Miley rock on. I love if you were my sister.

lomack1964 08:20:46 PM Mar 27 2008

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I think miley is so ugly and shouldnt be a tv star and her voice sounds ugly and rusty!!!! HA HA HA HA

helenancassey3 08:56:22 PM Mar 26 2008

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YOU COULD CHANG YOUR NAME BACK THAT WAS A GOOD NAME

Hayleyloo77 02:40:06 PM Mar 26 2008

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mybabycloe 01:16:18 PM Mar 25 2008

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I am 20 years old and I love the show Hannah Montana! I really like Miley Cyrus and if she wants to change her name and her parents are ok with that, the thats her choice. Everyone knows her by that name anyways!

I Want tickets to her concert!!! Where do I get some, does any one know? If you do E-mail me

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