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Miley Cyrus Hairstyles: 50 Iconic Looks from Pixie to Long Hair

May 23, 2025 by Susan Dawson 1 Comment

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Many things can and have been said about Miley Cyrus, but one thing is certain. When it comes to hairstyles, nothing can be considered too ‘extreme’ or ‘edgy’ for her. From her innocent Hannah Montana days with long brunette waves to her rebellious platinum pixie cut era and back to sophisticated shoulder-length styles, Miley hair journey reflects her personal growth and artistic evolution. Her fearless approach to hair experimentation has inspired millions of fans worldwide to embrace their own creative transformations.

1. Blonde on Brunette Ombre

Let’s start with the current Miley Cyrus look. This is what the singer looks like today. She has gone back to long hair and very little makeup, a tamed and demure look compared to what she used to wear at the beginning of the 2010s.

Miley Cyrus brunette blonde ombre hairstyle with long waves - celebrity hair inspiration
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2. Dark Hair Miley Cyrus Haircuts

Miley Cyrus’ birth name was Destiny Hope given to her because her parents hoped she would be destined for greatness. She also had the nickname Smiley seeing as she smiled a lot as a baby. It was later shortened to Miley. The singer then changed her name officially to Miley.

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3. Blonde Dreads Hairstyles

Never afraid to show her true colors, here’s Miley sporting a set of messy blonde dreads and a pair of fluffy, pink bunny ears as her new favorite hair accessory. She also has a faux face tattoo in the shape of a purple heart.

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4. Bohemian Miley Cyrus Hairstyles

Let’s be honest for a second. Does it get any more bohemian than this? We are absolutely crushing on Miley’s look here with sandy blonde hair naturally parted down the middle and almost no makeup at all.

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5. The Braided Bun

Here’s the type of hairstyle that has become a signature for this singer and one that she and she alone could pull off with such ease. It’s a braided top bun placed extremely close to the forehead and tied up with a 90s scrunchie.

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6. Ponytail Miley Cyrus Haircuts

We’re back to the bunny ears, but, this time, Miley opted for a sleek and simple ponytail. You can see her naturally colored roots as well as her bottle blonde hair in the back. We’re all in for the perfect cat eye as well!

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7. Honey Blonde Haircuts

Get out your hair curlers, girls, because it’s all about beach waves this time! And talk about that beautiful hair color. It’s called honey blonde and Miley chose it because it highlights her gorgeous blue eyes.

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8. Retro Miley Cyrus Hairstyles

Here’s Miley promoting her 2016 album, Younger Now. During one of her live performances, she sported this country-inspired look with a bejeweled blue outfit and a typical hairstyle in her old, brown hair color.

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9. Brunette Hairstyles

Even though it seems so far away now, there was a time when Miley Cyrus was a teenager like everyone else with long, brunette hair. And here’s a throwback picture of her playing the guitar to prove just that.

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10. Miley Cyrus Haircuts with Bangs

Have you ever wonder what your favorite singer, Miley Cyrus, looks like with bangs? Wonder no more because here she is in all her glory with a superb set of blonde bangs. If we dare say, she even looks cuter than usual.

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11. Miley Cyrus Haircuts with Side Bangs

Continuing on the topic of bangs, here she is with a set of very 90s side bangs. Miley still hasn’t ditched her platinum blonde hair, but we may be seeing signs of that pretty soon as the singer is starting to show her roots more and more.

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12. Layered Miley Cyrus Haircuts

It’s time for another trip down memory lane as we take a look at this picture of Miley from her days as a ‘good girl.’ She used to wear her hair in a medium-length blonde haircut with lots of layers that helped her acquire volume.

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13. Miley Cyrus Hairstyles with Messy Braid

Another example from her classier days is this messy braid that she sported at a red-carpet event. We also love the butter-yellow dress she was wearing as well as the drooping diamond earrings. It was the calm before the big Miley revolution.

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14. Top Bun Miley Cyrus Hairstyles

Here’s a picture which proves that Miley Cyrus is just like the rest of us girls. She uses a doughnut to create her top bun, and she looks cute as a button when she does so. This is major hair inspiration!

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15. Sweet Miley Cyrus Haircuts

This is another contemporary look which had a lot of people wondering if Miley has finally grown up and is ready to ditch her rebellious young years behind and head for maturity style-wise. We’ll let you be the judge.

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16. Winter Miley Cyrus Haircuts

Back in the day, however, chestnut brown was Miley Cyrus’ signature hair color and she did not change it for a very long time. Here she is wearing a super-cute beanie that you can totally copy in winter-time.

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17. Teenage Hairstyles

This is Miley’s May 2009 cover shoot for Teen Vogue. She was a fresh-faced teenage girl that was just then falling in love with the world and vice-versa. Hair-wise, her style was impeccable even back then.

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18. Lovely Miley Cyrus Haircuts

Here’s another present-day Miley look which shows that the singer may be ready to give up the antics of the last few years and became an elegant and classy lady once more. This blonde ombre is definitely our hair inspiration.

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19. Old Hollywood Miley Cyrus Haircuts

Speaking of classy and elegant, let’s go back in time to this styling choice that Miley made for a red-carpet event. She styled her short hair in vintage Holly wood curls and opted for bombshell makeup and jewelry. Wow!

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20. Miley Cyrus Hairstyles with Blonde Plaits

But it wouldn’t be Miley without a little extra added on top. Therefore, she balanced her simple blonde plaits and minimal makeup look with a denim jacket covered in large, fake roses in watered down colors.

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21. Miley Cyrus Pixie Haircuts

The age of the pixie was huge for Miley from every point of view. She shocked everyone when she completely cut off her long, brown hair into a platinum blonde pixie cut. She then declared that she never felt better or more liberated in her entire life.

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22. Miley Cyrus Photoshoot Hairstyles

Here is the singer posing for a photoshoot for Marie Claire. The styling is absolutely gorgeous, with a purple mini dress covered in sequins and beads, and her short, honey blonde hair sporting the very trendy wet look.

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23. Redhead Miley Cyrus Hairstyles

There aren’t many things Miley Cyrus won’t try when it comes to hair, and colors are at the top of the list. Here she is with copper red hair that sets off her blue eyes and highlights her ivory skin.

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24. The Pixie Miley Cyrus Hairstyles

We’re not supposed to be biased, but this is our favorite Miley Cyrus pixie cut ever. The singer has very fine hair when she doesn’t appeal to extensions for length and volume and she looks fantastic with this natural choice.

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25. Fauxhawk Miley Cyrus Haircuts

Another type of pixie cut is this very cool and edgy fauxhawk. It has tapered sides in Miley’s natural hair color and a platinum blonde top with long spikes. The backless mint-colored dress makes her look taller and slimmer.

Miley Cyrus edgy fauxhawk hairstyle with platinum blonde spikes - bold haircut inspiration
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26. Bed Head Haircuts

If you want to copy this bead head style, all you need is some hair mousse. Take a bit in the palm of your hand and run your fingers through your hair until you get the desired tousle and volume.

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27. The Small Blonde Ponytail

We’re getting major Britney vibes here because of the bottle blonde hair color, the small, messy ponytail, and theatrical sunglasses. That’s a fantastic thing because Miley has always said that Britney Spears has been a major inspiration for her.

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28. Miley Cyrus Haircuts with Pigtails

This particular look reminds us of a modern-age Lolita. Miley is sporting blonde pigtails as well a pair of red sunglasses which seem to be inspired by the character of Lolita. She is also wearing some of her favorite insignia – a pair of peace sign earrings and a Pride T-shirt.

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29. Pompadour Miley Cyrus Hairstyles

Miley has taken edgy haircuts to such an extreme and has made them her own so much that they now look classy on her. This dark brown pompadour with blonde highlights is the perfect addition to the dress with rhinestones she is wearing.

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30. The Lob Haircuts

Here’s one of Miley’s appearances on The Voice where she served as a coach for a few seasons. Everyone was surprised to see her ditch her edgy and rebellious style for this classy, bronze dress with a sweetheart neckline and a gorgeous blonde lob.

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31. The Side Part Pixie Cut

You can call this hairstyle a small exercise in trying to grow your hair out. At some point not so long ago, Miley decided it was time to ditch the pixie cut that had made her so happy in the past and grow her hair out.

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32. Miley Cyrus Haircuts with Front Braids

Back in her teen years, Miley used to wear sweeter and more age appropriate hairstyles. You can copy them now if you’re a teen. This one, for example, is perfect for school or if you have a private life as an internationally famous singer.

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33. The Messy Platinum Pixie Cut

This is the pixie cut that made ink pour all over the world. When she cut all her hair off and dyed it platinum blonde, Miley became an instant fashion and style icon. She also adjusted the way she did her makeup to match her new hairstyle.

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34. Long Miley Cyrus Haircuts

The other iconic Miley Cyrus haircut is the one she wore for the first half of her life. It’s the long, chestnut or mahogany brown one, usually with beach waves. It gave her the look of a simple and nice teenage girl.

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35. Medium Miley Cyrus Haircuts

The singer also toyed around with medium length for a while which she wore in a super blowout with a handful of beach waves. She also had blonde highlights on brown hair, a classic combination.

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36. The Feathered Pixie Cut

Seeing as she has fine or thin hair, Miley has to find ways to make it seem more luscious. One way is to go for a feathered or layered haircut that will give the illusion of volume and depth to your locks.

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37. Pastel Pink Miley Cyrus Hairstyles

Being no stranger to kooky colors, Miley has also tried pastel pink for a while. It seems to work well with her latest preferred accessory, bunny ears, and her vintage curls. We love this new and classy Miley.

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38. The Flip Over Pixie Cut

One way in which you can breathe life into your old pixie cut is by flipping it over. Part your hair on one side and pull your hair over. Blow it all out and use some hairspray to keep everything in place.

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39. Curly Haircuts

Of all the current Miley Cyrus looks, this one is definitely our favorite. It lacks the pomp and frills the singer has accustomed us with, but she looks outstandingly beautiful proving that, more often that not, less really is more.

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40. Pre-Teen Miley Cyrus Haircuts

This photo of Miley when she was a little girl just starting on her path to international stardom is giving us all the feels right now. This is the natural color of her hair, which is a very light, almost blonde brown.

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41. Cool Miley Cyrus Haircut

When she was trying to get away from her good-girl Hannah Montana image, but before she opted for the big, blonde cut, Miley tried to look sexy and sultry using her chestnut brown hair and glittery, girly makeup.

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42. Teased Up Miley Cyrus Haircut

Miley turs the volume way up both figuratively and literally with this one-of-a-kind hairstyle. Looking back, one might say that it may have been a bit too matronly for her age, but she surely looked fabulous.

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43. The Hannah Montana Haircut

Who can possibly forget or not know the Hanna Montana haircut? As we are all aware, it was a wig that the real Miley put on to become the famous singer Hannah. It featured sleek blonde hair with a set of bangs.

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44. Undercut Miley Cyrus Haircuts

When she grew up, the departure from her squeaky-clean image was as big as possible. She caused controversy wherever she went with her outfits, her statements, her behavior on and off stage and general persona.

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45. Sleek Miley Cyrus Haircuts

Whatever the reason may be, Miley Cyrus seems to have caused enough controversy for a lifetime already and is ready to take it a bit slower and focus on what’s really important – her music. Her image surely seems to be saying that.

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46. The Good Girl Haircuts

It was clear to everyone that Miley returned to playing the good girl when she stepped on the red carpet at the 2018 Grammy Awards in this fairy princess Zac Posen dress. He makeup was close to nonexistent and her hair was demure.

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47. Off-Duty Miley Cyrus Haircuts

This is what the singer looks like in her day-to-day life now, as she was snapped on the street taking a picture with a fan. You can see the same lack of makeup and totally casual hair, as Miley enters a new stage in her life.

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48. The Summer Miley Cyrus Hairstyles

Just time enough for one more throwback pic of Miley wearing this curly long bob. We’re getting major 2000s vibes from her curls, orange tan, coral makeup, and tangerine dress with spaghetti straps.

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49. Miley Cyrus Hairstyles with Space Buns

To end on a high note, here are some space buns from the Miley Cyrus era when she was a rebel and fought against all rules and labels that people wanted to put on her. And, of course, she was always wagging her tongue, her signature move!

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Frequently Asked Questions About Miley Cyrus Hairstyles

What is Miley Cyrus most famous hairstyle?

Miley Cyrus is most famous for her platinum blonde pixie cut that she debuted in 2012. This dramatic transformation from her long brunette hair marked a pivotal moment in her career and personal style evolution, becoming an iconic look that inspired countless fans to try short, edgy haircuts.

How can I style my hair like Miley Cyrus?

To achieve Miley Cyrus hairstyles, work with your natural texture and choose a style that complements your face shape. For pixie cuts, use texturizing products and styling wax for that tousled look. For longer styles, try beach wave sprays and volumizing mousse to recreate her effortless, textured appearance.

What hair products does Miley Cyrus use?

While Miley Cyrus works with professional stylists who use various high-end products, you can achieve similar looks using texturizing sprays, volumizing mousse, strong-hold hair wax, and heat protectant sprays. The key is choosing products that enhance your natural texture while providing hold and definition.

How often does Miley Cyrus change her hairstyle?

Miley Cyrus is known for frequently changing her hairstyles, often switching looks every few months or for different events and projects. Her willingness to experiment with cuts, colors, and styling techniques has made her a trendsetter in the beauty and fashion industry.

Can I pull off a Miley Cyrus pixie cut?

Pixie cuts work well on many face shapes, but it depends on your individual features and lifestyle. Consult with a professional stylist who can assess your face shape, hair texture, and maintenance preferences to determine if a Miley-inspired pixie cut would suit you and your routine.

Conclusion

Miley Cyrus continues to inspire millions with her fearless approach to hair and style experimentation. Her journey from Disney darling to boundary-pushing artist to confident woman demonstrates how the right hairstyle can reflect personal growth and self-expression. Whether you are drawn to her edgy pixie cuts, bohemian waves, or sleek modern styles, the key lesson from Miley hair evolution is the importance of choosing looks that make you feel authentically yourself.Ready to transform your own look with a Miley-inspired hairstyle? Book a consultation with a skilled stylist who can help you choose the perfect cut and color to express your unique personality and lifestyle. Remember, the best hairstyle is one that makes you feel confident and true to who you are!

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Susan Dawnson
Susan Dawson

Susan is a successful hair stylist who chose to combine two of her biggest passions: writing and styling! When she is not sharing her experience with out readers, Susan updates her skills and knowledge with new styling courses and trainings. She specializes in event hair and makeup and is working on her own illustrated hairstyle book.

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