On a Friday afternoon, Miley Cyrus finds herself “truly in the middle of nowhere,” taking stock of her life so far. “I’m deep in the inventory and organization,” she says, sorting through everything from her American Girl dolls and her mom’s Manolos to notebooks filled with lyrics, awards, and the outfits she wore to accept them. She figures it’s better to tackle it now than two decades from now, when there would be a hundred more racks to sort through. “I’m creating a legacy rack—a few looks from each era that I’d want to be remembered by,” she explains. “We just finished playing with the Bob Mackie look from the Grammys.” And now, as the pop star announces her new partnership with Maybelline New York, she’ll be adding beauty products to the archive.
For Cyrus, cataloging her “eras” is a form of wellness. “I feel joyful when I’m organizing and cleaning—it never feels like a chore,” she admits. “Everything I do is a little intense, but it has to be holistic. That’s why my eras aren’t just costumes—they’re more like a metamorphosis, a real personal evolution.” When one thing shifts, everything else can change too. “I’ve even earned the name Queen of Pristine because every corner, every drawer, every friendship, every family dynamic is getting an upgrade in the cleanup.”
It’s an emotional process as well. “I needed my mom here with me,” she says openly. “I have the dress I was wearing when I met my ex-husband, and the one from our first date, along with letters and keepsakes. I want to savor these beautiful moments, but since so many intimate memories have also been public, it’s tough to decide what to share and what to keep private.” Noting how fleeting the digital world can be—citing the disappearance of MySpace as an example—she adds, “Analog things really last forever. That’s something I love about working with Maybelline. It’s a household name, so iconic, and it’s woven into all these eras I cherish.”
Cyrus has also been tuning into recent cosmic shifts. “I’m very into my moons,” she shares. “I use these moments to manifest and be very specific with the universe. I care a lot about details—if I can get exactly what I want, why not?” That mindset even influences her language. “What I love about Maybelline is that it’s rooted in ‘maybe,’ and I think ‘maybe’ is more powerful than we realize. When you shut things down with a yes or no, you don’t leave room for possibility. People see me as very decisive, but spiritually, I’m intentionally non-specific. At any moment, something or someone could completely change my mind.”
This openness fuels her creativity. She recalls being a little girl, eager to try her mom’s Colossal Mascara—and now she’s the face of their bestselling Sky High Mascara. She remembers watching TV commercials and “thinking one day I’d get to say, ‘Maybe it’s Maybelline.’” A few months ago, while working on her new album, Something Beautiful, with live musicians, she told them about her then-secret partnership. “We started playing the jingle together and wrote it right there in the room,” she says of the spontaneous magic. “All I did was plug in creatively.” No one asked her to write an original piece—it just happened.”I was just inspired.” When asked if she has a bucket-list career dream, live theater comes to mind. “I don’t know if I’ll ever actually want to do that, because I’ve seen what it takes through friends like Pamela Anderson. When she was in Chicago, I went to one of her opening nights and saw the effort involved.”
On Being a Morning, Noon, and Night Person
Rest has never really interested Cyrus. She even admits, “I used to get frustrated with my friends who slept in,” when they didn’t share her morning energy. “Now I realize that waking up the way I do is as hard for them as it is for me to wind down,” she says. “I’m a morning person, and unfortunately, I’m kind of a night person too. If I had to choose, I’d say I’m a morning person. I’m in the best mood the second I open my eyes, and it’s unbearable for anyone around me.” Even with all her natural energy, “one thing about my coffee is that it’s an absolute must.” But her order changes as often as her phases. “Today I’m being weird—I had a cold brew with regular old milk, nothing fancy from a tree. It’s just from a regular cow.”
When it’s time to unwind, a “wellness practice I can’t live without right now is a digital detox,” she says. Her phone isn’t allowed in the bedroom. “It’s not the first thing I look at in the morning or the last thing I see at night,” she explains, keeping it in her office. “That’s been really crucial for my overall wellbeing.”
On Celebrating Goodbyes
This year, Cyrus is focusing “on not just what I’m doing, but what I’m not doing.” She’s making “fewer and more meaningful choices” and feels a responsibility to her fans to only take on projects that feel true and “authentic” to her life. “I love this saying: just because something is ending doesn’t mean it’s not completed.” Instead of seeing endings as failures, she views them as successes. “When you finish a test, you celebrate. When you complete something, you celebrate. Sometimes when we say goodbye to people, places, or things, we see it as ‘it’s over’—a failure, a waste. I never look at things that way.”
She’s always been like this. “I was born with, even if it’s delusional, a real steadfast confidence that I have no idea where it comes from,” Cyrus says with a laugh. “I might not even know what I’m talking about, but I’ll say it with my full chest and mean every word. Even as a kid, I’d state things as facts with no reason to believe in myself that way—but I just did.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
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FAQs Was Miley Cyrus Naturally Gifted
BeginnerLevel Questions
1 What does it mean to say Miley Cyrus was naturally gifted
It means she seemed to have an innate talent for performingsinging acting and commanding a stagefrom a very young age even before formal training
2 Whats the earliest sign of her talent
Her breakout role as Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel at age 13 She convincingly played a regular girl living a double life as a pop star which required strong acting and singing skills
3 Was she born into a musical family
Yes Her father is country singer Billy Ray Cyrus so she was exposed to the music industry and performance from birth which likely nurtured her natural abilities
4 Did she have any training or was it all natural
While she had a natural inclination she also received training She took vocal and acting lessons and her experience on the Hannah Montana set was a form of intensive practical training
Advanced Practical Questions
5 How did her early fame impact her natural talent
It provided an unparalleled platform to develop her skills rapidly under immense pressure However it also meant she had to navigate growing up in the public eye which influenced her artistic evolution and personal life
6 Has her voice changed over time and does that mean her gift wasnt natural
All singers voices mature and styles evolve Her shift from popcountry to a more powerful rockinfluenced rasp demonstrates vocal control and artistic growth not a lack of initial talent It shows she worked to expand her natural gift
7 What are some examples of her vocal range and versatility
You can hear her versatility by comparing early songs like The Climb to her rock phase in Heart of Glass and her current work like Flowers
8 Is it more about natural talent or hard work in her case
Its the combination of both Her natural charisma and voice gave her a foundation but her longevity and ability to