Miley Cyrus and mother Tish Cyrus

Miley Cyrus (Destiny Hope Cyrus );

-Birth Name; Destiny Hope Cyrus
-Nickname; Smiley, Miley

-Daughter of singer/actor Billy Ray Cyrus (William Ray Cyrus ) and Leticia "Tish" Cyrus.

-Has five siblings: older paternal half-brother Christopher Cody, older maternal half-brother Trace, older maternal half-sister Brandi, and younger siblings Braison Chance and actress Noah Lindsey.

-Godmother is Dolly Parton.

-Grandfather, Ron, is a politician in Kentucky. Ron divorced Billy Ray's mother, Ruth Ann, when Billy Ray was 5. Billy Ray's grandfather was a pentecostal preacher.