Seventeen and Drinking Corona Beer...

Miley Cyrus is a 17-year-old that will be 18-years-old in about 17 days, give or take.

The photo, taken from Dime Wars, shows an underage Miley holding a beer. Maybe this is just an innocent shot that was snapped after one of the young fellows in the photograph said "Hey Miley, can you hold my beer while I tuck my shirt in?" Being the polite and courteous young woman that she is, she thought nothing of it and grabbed the beer, snap!

Maybe, while in Spain and thinking she was out of paparazzi range she thought maybe a beer at a club would not be such a big thing. After all, the marriage of her parents is on the rocks as a consequence of an alleged affair between Miley's mum and Bret Michaels.

This is only news because someone seems to think that the Hannah Montana star is a role-model to young girls who idolise her. The argument being that these youngsters will mimic her and start holding beer bottles. Apparently, these impressionable youngsters will also start hitting the bottle pretty hard as a consequence. Maybe a few youngsters will, but on the whole this is a beat-up parading as a news story.

I am so glad that I am not a celebrity!

Miley Cyrus vs. Hannah Montana

It seems that little Hannah Montana has decided that being Miley Cyrus requires a much more adult look. Although, it would seem that adults are not buying her records in the same numbers that the child fans of Hannah Montana were.

Anyways, this is what Miley is up to now. The photos were found at the above link under the heading "Miley Cyrus Gives It To Her Fans Doggy Style". It is certainly a different image for her. I hope it works out for her.

Here are the happy snappies showing the new look. These photos are sure to reinvigorate the debate about the sexualization of children, particularly when one considers that traditionally the Miley Cyrus fan base is predominantly tweens. It has been suggested that her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, approves of the more contemporary adult look.

I will leave you to make up your own minds.

Miley Cyrus -- Bare Naked Truth

Courting controversy is one way of making sure your name stays on the front pages of newspapers and magazines, on talk radio, and a topic of conversation in the homes and offices of the world. It seems that Miley Cyrus knows this and is unashamedly exploiting this fact.

Latest reports have Miley being really excited by the prospect of being cast in the lead role of Undiscovered Gyrl. The movie is to be based on the book of the same name by Allison Burnett. The story is one of a 15-year-old girl who spins out of control into a life of partying and promiscuity. The film would undoubtedly call for nude scenes and apparently the wholesome good ol' American girl is keen to be doing whatever it takes to make it real.

Full nudity is sure to be way more controversial that the topless albeit sheet covering debut on Vanity Fair magazine. This is going to challenge the parents of all her pre-pubescent and pubescent fans to the max.

Aside from the parents of her fans having a few problems about the message this might send, I wonder about how one classifies this film if Miley Cyrus does get the part and does the nude scenes. Wouldn't the film be like child pornography even if good ol' country boy and father Billy Ray Cyrus approves? My feeling would be that if the nude scenes are critical to the film or story that an adult who looks like a 15-year-old will be cast.

Interesting stuff this pursuit by Miley Cyrus to be more adult like than her 15 years requires.

Miley Cyrus + Hannah Montana

The controversy surrounding the photographing of teenagers in provocative poses has raised its ugly head again in relation to pictures of Miley Cyrus of Hannah Montana fame. By all accounts the shots in question are part of a shoot conducted by Annie Liebowitz and involved the whole Cyrus family. The head of the Cyrus family being one Billy Ray, the once famous Achy Breaky Heart guy!

By all accounts the whole process was warm and fuzzy and presumably nothing out of the ordinary occurred. The fact that the photos are to be (or already have been) published in Vanity Fair suggests that the Cyrus family is happy with the shots and happy for them to be published. Any one who knows anything about Vanity Fair knows that it is no stranger to controversy or provocative covers and photos.

The photo above is from the series of shots taken by Liebowitz. My personal opinion is that it is not provocative and knowing that she is 15 does not change my mind on that. I really do not like the photo because of the composition of it. Let's face it most people would look at this photo and their first thoughts before any consideration of provocativeness is that the subject of the photo looks a little washed out, an almost deathly paleness about her.

Yet, my take is that if her parents are happy for her to be portrayed in this way then so be it. The photograph is not pornographic and it is not sexually explicit! Is it exploitative? Perhaps it is but perhaps this was a conscious decision on the part of the Cyrus family and was about "growing up" her image. Whether this is the right image to portray is a different debate.

Nevertheless, the images have proven to be provocative as they have provoked much debate about the pros and cons of such photographs.