Just like Spears, however, Cyrus has dealt with numerous controversies due to some of her actions she has done at her age. When Cyrus was only 15 years old, she appeared in the magazine of Vanity Fair. In the pictures that were part of the photo shoot, one of them in particular struck the entertainment industry with shock and controversy. The picture that got people talking was of one where Cyrus is posing with nothing but what looks like a bed sheet covering her breasts, and exposing only her back. The photo caused outrage mainly because Cyrus was only a 15-year-old teenager at the time. In a poll conducted by People magazine, 77 percent of their readers thought that the photo was inappropriate. From the article where the poll came from, Denise Restauri, the founder of AllyKatzz.com (a social networking site for teens and tweens), said at the time of the published picture “What we’re hearing the most it that young fans are disappointed, but they still love her.” Despite the public’s turmoil over the photo, Cyrus continued to entertain teen audiences of the United States.
However that was not the last controversial stop for Miley. In August of this year, Miley gave a controversial performance at the Teen Choice Awards. It was not what she wore during that performance (which included short shorts, and a pair of black leather boots), but it was due to a prop she had with her to which she performed with. During that performance, she hopped onto an ice-cream pushcart and started to dance aside a pole that was attached on top of the cart. During the whole 40 seconds where she held on to that pole, some people thought she was just using it for balance on the cart, while a good majority of people thought she was pole-dancing. That same majority thought that the performance of her song was too sexual for a kid/teen-oriented event. Cyrus even stated that the performance was to “show more of her sexy side” and that she was “so proud of it,” by also saying that the performance was about her “trying to come out of her shell and how she’s tired of being a Disney princess”. Clearly it worked. She got the public thinking it was a sexy performance, but most would agree she crossed the line for a performance at such a young age. Child psychologist Wendi Fischer told Newsday, “She’s sending this message that this is 'OK' to do, and I don't think it is OK to do. Miley's only 17. Why is she rushing it?” Margie Barron of Entertainment Weekly commented on the topic saying “The 17-year-old sensation is still 17, and... That’s too young to dress and act like a pole-dancing stripper.... as she was making gyrating moves while straddling the pole. It was very obvious that this was choreography better suited for an adult audience.”
It became clear that many people thought Miley was too young to be performing pole dancing at only 17 years old. However the influence of Britney Spears came up in one of the many articles written about her performance. Us Magazine senior editor Ian Drew said that “She already has this risque image, so it really wasn't much of a stretch. That's how Britney took off. She was the good girl gone bad, and it looks to be working for Miley as well." He also added that her adult actions would boost her career as well. As the months go by after her performance, there is no force yet that has been able to take down the Miley Cyrus Empire.
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