In this insightful biography, Chloé Govan charts the journey of Miley Cyrus - the farm girl from America's Deep South who first rose to fame as the wholesome Hannah Montana, before achieving notoriety through a series of carefully constructed and sexually-charged images.Govan explores how Miley has thrown away her Disney-fied childhood image - through partying, smoking, twerking and dancing provocatively - all in the name of striking a blow for female artist independence.The author's exclusive interviews with people from Miley Cyrus' past help to separate fact from fiction, shedding a revealing light on a talent who simply thrives on scandalous publicity and is now one of the biggest stars of the decade.