Miley Cyrus has spoken out about her naked photo scandal.
The super-slashie was snapped by world-famous photographer Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair magazine in 2008 and appeared wrapped in the shot in a bed sheet with her naked back exposed.
As Miley was only 15 at the time, the pic was judged by many to be provocative and it caused a worldwide furore.
But the star, now 17, reckons people got the wrong idea.
She said: "My parents are thinking they’re seeing a beautiful photograph by a major photographer, and the people of America want to see something dirty in that.
“It doesn’t make sense to us because [my family] doesn’t look for negativity. But people don’t want to say: ‘What a great performance’ or ‘What a great shot.’
"No one wants to look at something like that and see the positive because it doesn’t sell a magazine.”
'The Climb' croonette, who's been enjoying a holiday in Oz with her 'The Last Song' boyf Liam Hemsworth, also admitted to being crippled by insecurity around that time.
She revealed: “I used to ask everyone all day: ‘Do I look pretty?’ I probably asked that question about as many times as I blink."
Sure Liam's put your mind at rest on that one, missus...
Check out more Miley in her vid for 'Party In The USA'
The super-slashie was snapped by world-famous photographer Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair magazine in 2008 and appeared wrapped in the shot in a bed sheet with her naked back exposed.
As Miley was only 15 at the time, the pic was judged by many to be provocative and it caused a worldwide furore.
But the star, now 17, reckons people got the wrong idea.
She said: "My parents are thinking they’re seeing a beautiful photograph by a major photographer, and the people of America want to see something dirty in that.
“It doesn’t make sense to us because [my family] doesn’t look for negativity. But people don’t want to say: ‘What a great performance’ or ‘What a great shot.’
"No one wants to look at something like that and see the positive because it doesn’t sell a magazine.”
'The Climb' croonette, who's been enjoying a holiday in Oz with her 'The Last Song' boyf Liam Hemsworth, also admitted to being crippled by insecurity around that time.
She revealed: “I used to ask everyone all day: ‘Do I look pretty?’ I probably asked that question about as many times as I blink."
Sure Liam's put your mind at rest on that one, missus...
Check out more Miley in her vid for 'Party In The USA'
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