Miley Cyrus is the Youngest Disney Legend:
The Disney Legends is a program to honor individuals in careers involving songwriters, actors and Imagineers who played an integral part of the company. Miley Cyrus became the youngest Disney Legend on Sunday, August 11, 2024. She was joined by Harrison Ford, John Willams, Jamie Lee Curtis and other legend inductees at the Disney Legends event.
There are 3 components that make up the Disney Legends award. This includes the spiral for imagination, the hand for craftsmanship and the wand as well as the star representing magic to create a new dream. These components are shown in Cyrus’s career.
Disney Relations:
She had her first break by receiving the main role in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. The show tells the story of a teenage girl who is secretly a big pop star. It was a big hit throughout the four-season run from 2006 to 2011. The series was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and Cyrus won a Young Artist Award for her Performance. Cyrus launched her musical career with concert tours such as “Best of Both Worlds Tour” and albums. Since her time off the show, she has devolved into numerous genres of music and won awards including two Grammys in 2024. Cyrus made her way back to Disney in 2023 with her show Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions). It is a documentary concert special featuring her eighth studio album including the hit song ‘Flowers’ which spent 10 weeks at number 1 on the charts. Cyrus also created a YouTube video where she talks about moments throughout her life including being on Disney. Watch the Used To Be Young (Series) story here.
Acceptance Speech:
At the awards, Lainey Wilson had the honor of performing “The Best of Both Worlds”. After Cyrus took the stage she decided the award to her fans, her character Hannah and everyone who helped her along the way. After she gave the audience a piece of advice to all her fans “I’m, scared right now, but the difference is we do it anyway, and all of you can do that every single day. It’s legendary to be afraid and do it anyway,” Cyrus says. We applaud Cyrus for her bravery. Watch the whole speech here.
Miley Cyrus is an inspiration to all ages and we can not wait to see what she has in store for us in the future.
Written by ~ Jillian