00:02She has since become one of the industry's most in-demand actors appearing
00:08in Furiosa, A Mad Max Saga, Dune Part II, and Super Mario Brothers. This year
00:15she'll reprise her role as Princess Peach and she's also returning to the
00:19third installment of the Dune franchise. Please welcome Anya Taylor-Joy.
00:38Well good morning everybody. Hi. Well I, like many of you, remember exactly when and
00:48where I was when I first encountered Miley Cyrus. I was 10 years old, recently back
00:55from a vacation in Florida with my parents and clutching my prized J-14
01:00tween magazine to my chest. On the back, a beautiful girl wearing a wig that would
01:08become the blueprint for every pop star's hair, since then, held her finger to her
01:13lips. And I knew that this and her were going to be huge. What I did not know was
01:24that huge would barely begin to cover it. Miley didn't just grow up in front of the
01:29world, she outran every expectation it set for her. She challenged the rules, rewrote
01:36them, and every once in a while, set them on fire in a teddy bear costume.
01:45From Disney Channel beginnings to global pop icon, from country roots to rock star grit,
01:50Miley has never asked for permission to evolve. She's just done it. Beautifully, unapologetically,
01:58and always, always authentically. And that is what makes her so special. Not just the voice,
02:07which, let's be honest, could make taxes sound emotional, but the fearlessness she has to keep
02:15becoming. Today, as she takes her rightful place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, surrounded by friends
02:22and family, we're not just celebrating a career. We're celebrating a woman who taught an entire
02:28generation how to own their story. Even when it's messy, even when it changes, and especially when it
02:38doesn't fit neatly into a box. Miley, darling, you have always been, and are now quite literally,
02:45a star. Thank you for shining brightly for all of us.
03:24Ania! Ania!
03:27Ania!
03:28Ania!
03:29Ania!
03:30Ania!
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