Pay it Forward Miley Cyrus

Pay it Forward Miley Cyrus Pay it Forward: Miley Cyrus Image Source: Get UR Good On - YouTube ChannelMILEY Cyrus  may court controversy, but the high volume of Miley Cyrus news  and headlines not only cements her status as one of the planet’s wealthiest showbusiness entertainersâ€"it  also guarantees massive exposure for the numerous charitable organisations that she supports.Always smiling as an infant, prompting her parents Letitia Jean ‘Tish’ and country singer  Billy Ray Cyrus  to nickname her ‘Smiley’, Miley’s public success  has helped to garner her a following of 133.7m people on social media alone, across her  accounts on  Facebook,  Twitter,  Instagram, and  Youtube.“…Look at me. And then Im going to tell you about my foundation for an hour and totally hustle you.”Destined for a life in showbiz encouraged by  her father, the Nashville-born 23-year-old has scooped accolade after accolade. She was Billboard’s  fourth best-selling female artist of 2009, and MTV declared her the 2013 Artist of the Year. Cyrus  ha s also had a  successful acting career thanks to roles in  Hannah Montana: The Movie, LOL, and The Last Song.More significantly, she  has been named  on the Time 100 list of most influential people not just once but twice. She first made the cut in 2008, aged just 15, and again in 2014, with stars such as Donny Osmond and Dolly Parton applauding her values as much as her artistic energy.One of the more notable and active philanthropists in showbusiness, Cyrus  has made huge donations to and awareness-raising efforts for causes as diverse as AIDS research and dog rescue organisations. She started her own foundation to raise money and awareness for homeless youth, with a particular focus on LGBT homeless youth, believed to account for 40 percent of all homeless children in the US.And as regards her sometimes provocative image, she is unrepentant: “When you have all eyes on you, what are you saying? she  told  Associated Press in 2015,  Its like, I know youre going to look at me more if my breasts are out, so look at me. And then Im going to tell you about my foundation for an hour and totally hustle you.” (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Relief Workvideo source:  YOUTUBETHROUGHOUT  her career, Miley Cyrus has undertaken significant work in aid of disaster  relief. She  appeared on the 25th anniversary recording of We Are The World  (see video), as well as an all-star version of Everybody Hurts,  to raise money for earthquake relief in Haiti in 2010. Also that year,  Cyrus donated the dress she wore to the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards and two  tickets to the premiere of her film, The Last Song, to help raise more money for the victims of the earthquake.In April 2011, the singer  starred in an advertisement for the Red Cross asking people to donate  $10 to help those affected by that year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in  Japan.  Later in 2011, she  appeared in another commercial for the J/P Haitian Relief Organisation.Children’s Cha ritiesimage source:  Make a wishAt the start of 2011, Cyrus joined up with the Kids Wish Network to meet with a fan suffering from  Spina Bifida. In the same year Cyrus was presented with the first Global Action Youth Leadership Award due to her support of Blessings in a Backpack, a charity that helps feed starving children at school, and her own Get Ur Good On campaign with the Youth Services of America.Cyrus told CBS News  I want (kids) to do something they love. Not something that seems like a chore because someone tells them thats the right thing to do or what their parents want or whats important to people around them, but whats in their heart. Cyrus is also a big supporter of the Make a Wish Foundation, and has helped a number of sick children meet their heroes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Other Charitable  Endeavoursimage source:  MY FRIENDS PLACEAN ADVOCATE  for human rights and freedom of speech, Cyrus  has a fierce sense of social justice, and in 20 12 cut a version of Bob Dylan’s ‘You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go’  in aid of  Amnesty International, , which also appeared on the charity album Chimes Of Freedom.The singer also  starred in an ad for the Rock the Vote campaign, which encourages young people to make their voices heard, and in 2014 set  up the Prizeo campaign to help raise funds for the My Friends Place charity, which helps  young homeless people find houses, jobs, health care and education.She is also the founder of the  Happy Hippie Foundation, a non-profit organisation that  raises money and awareness for homeless youth, with a particular focus on LGBT homeless youth and other vulnerable groups, and launched the  Get Ur Good On (see featured image)  charity  in  support of education for under-privileged children.At the 20th Annual Elizabeth Glaser  Paediatric  AIDS Foundation  A Time for Heroes Celebrity Picnic, Cyrus performed, donated signed merchandise, and donated a Hannah Montana script to th e  Ronald McDonald House Auction.Cyrus is also a big supporter of the Elton John AIDS Foundation,  and she appeared alongside Justin Timberlake at a star-studded 2014  HIV/AIDS charity event at the White House.She has lent her weight to almost 40 charities, including  City of Hope, a leading research and treatment centre for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. She has frequently attended its benefit concerts and in 2008 and 2009, donated one dollar from every ticket sold for her  Best of Both Worlds and  Wonder World tours to the organisation.  Her  talents have also featured in videos for  Just Stand Up!, (during the 2008 ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ telethon); and  Send It On, (a promotional charity single in aid of international environmental associations).