Miley Cyrus: tWORKing her way to the top
By: Brittany Schaefer
Nude leotards, foam fingers, and two tight blonde buns atop
people’s heads flooded the Halloween scene this October. Her provocative
performance at the Video Music Awards has not only awarded her criticism but
undeniable fame.
Society can’t stop and won’t stop watching Miley Cyrus, as
she becomes a trend in herself. Google Shopping Date via Market Watch ranked
Miley Cyrus among the top five costumes of Halloween 2013.
Party City in Newington knows all about the Miley Cyrus
buzz. Morgan, a sales manager at Party City who chose to keep her last name
anonymous said, “We noticed a large rise in sales in foam fingers this season.”
Although they didn’t sell a complete Miley Cyrus costume, the sales manager
noticed leotards and foam fingers flying off the shelves.
At the University of New Hampshire many female students and
even some male students dressed as the notorious Miley Cyrus.
“I decided to be Miley for Halloween after my roommate
mentioned that she wanted to be the wrecking ball,” UNH junior Bridget
Fitzpatrick said. “We thought it would be a funny pair to do. I got some
friendly laughs and people yelling "Miley!" to which I would stick my
tongue out in true Miley fashion.”
Whether it was Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, a Miley Cyrus
look a like was a common sight. Mainly female UNH students were dressed as the
pop star but also a couple males decided to take on the role as well.
On Halloween day a male was dressed in a white sports bra
and white jeans, with the infamous two blonde buns on his head. He walked
around Holloway Commons normally, and when a student asked him to “twerk like
miley” he continued to shake his behind in the middle of the room. Miley
Cyrus’s unique persona was a hit all weekend long.
“I saw 3 other Miley’s during my Halloween weekend!” UNH
junior Natalie Collins said. “One dressed as her from the VMA’s, another from
the “We Can’t Stop” music video and the last from the music video 23. I dressed
up as the wrecking ball Miley.”
UNH wasn’t the only area to grasp the Miley trend. Other
schools and even celebrities dressed as her for Halloween. Harry Styles, Jenny
McCarthy, Kelly Ripa, Lara Spencer, Paris Hilton, Joan Rivers, and Crystal
Harris all put their own spin on the wide range of facades associated with
Miley Cyrus.
Not only did celebrities dress as her for Halloween, but
many share strong opinions like the rest of us about her recent obscene
behaviors. From positive feedback to criticism from fellow celebrities, Cyrus
received it all.
“She can’t dance, her body looked like hell, the song wasn’t
great, one cheek was hanging out,” actress and singer Cher said in a tweet.
“And chick, don’t stick out your tongue if it’s coated.”
“I think she’s doing her thing,” pop singer Britney Spears
said during an interview with MTV. “She’s being herself and I give props to
her.”
It is no surprise Miley Cyrus is currently one of the most
watched celebrities of 2013. People magazine places her at number four on the
top twenty-five celebrity hot list. Whether it is good or bad publicity
everyone is watching.
In one of her latest music video releases, Wrecking Ball has
climbed Cyrus’s top viewed songs with over 274,000,000 views on YouTube.
What has made her a trending figure to follow seems to be
her obscenity.
“Miley has done a 180 over my teenage years,” Collins said. “I
feel like it is hard for parents whose children are growing up with her. She
used to be a good role model and now she’s nothing a mother wants to see in a
child.”
Although she has received a lot of criticism her album sales
were a force to be reckoned with. The 20-year-old singer’s newly released
album, Bangerz, has earned her the largest sales week for a solo female artist
in 2013, selling over 270,000 copies according to the Nielsen SoundScan.
Mark Hungerford, a UNH media studies professor, agreed that
it her “out there” performances that are grabbing our attention.
“Her edgy actions are disliked upon the older generation
mainly,” said Hungerford. “But she is being careful by not saying any racist
remarks that would get her in deeper trouble. She is just gaining free
publicity for her album and it’s working.”
2013 proved to be Miley Cyrus’s most popular year yet. From
innocent Disney star to attention grabbing risqué performances Cyrus is without
a doubt turning heads and starting trends.
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