Why Pamela Anderson Was Miley Cyrus’s Role Model Growing Up

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"Ever since I was little, it was only Pam."

Miley Cyrus has always been anything but ordinary. When children often list their parents, doctors, of firefighters as the people that they look up to, Cyrus had a completely different concept of who she wanted to idolize, and looked none other than to Pamela Anderson for inspiration when she was older.

"Ever since I was little, it was only Pam when people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grow up, I would say you," the former Disney Channel star said while in conversation with The Last Showgirl actress. "And the whole thing. The tattoos, the hair, all of it. That’s all I wanted to do, I wanted to be a showgirl!” I love watching you evolve because it's been inspiring me so much."

Much like how Anderson has had a style and career rebirth in recent years, Cyrus said that she could also relate to being in different stages of her life. “I’ve had so many different pivots and evolutions and—one might say—detours within my path,” the pop star, who sings "Beautiful That Way" in Anderson's latest movie, said. “But it always ends up coming back around to make the next stage of who we are. Something that’s more potent, something that’s more real.”

Anderson explained that she sometimes wishes she could erase all the bad things from her life. When the Baywatch actress told this to a friend, he suggested that she take all the negative experiences in her life with her and use it to live authentically. Cyrus could relate, especially as she's had a few faux pas of her own.

“Funnily enough when I look back, all the mistakes, anything I was unsure of or I didn’t understand, I am so proud of every moment and now every stage of my life,” Cyrus reflected. “I would not go back and change anything. Except a couple things I was wearing!”

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