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Photos: Miley Cyrus: Teen queen

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  1. Dodging the slime

    Miley Cyrus accepts the award for favorite movie actress at the Nickelodeon Annual Kids' Choice Awards on March 27, 2010. Somehow she managed to avoid the ceremony's famous slime, but presenters Katy Perry, left, and Jonah Hill weren't so lucky. (Matt Sayles / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  2. Miss Miley shows 'em how to do it

    Although she's just 17, Cyrus already has a career any of the "American Idol" wannabes would envy. She served as a guest mentor and performed on the March 24, 2010 show. (Michael Becker / PictureGroup) Back to slideshow navigation
  3. A couple on film, and in real life

    Cyrus stars in 2010's "The Last Song," written especially for her by novelist Nicholas Sparks. Her real-life boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth, plays her beau onscreen as well. () Back to slideshow navigation
  4. Supporting the troops

    Cyrus and the cast of her show, "Hannah Montana," celebrated military families in early 2010 with a special episode. Young people who have deployed military parents were invited to appear in the episode and videotape greetings to their parents. (Eric Mccandless / Disney Channel via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  5. Celebrity couple

    Hemsworth and Cyrus attend the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party at Pacific Design Center on March 7, 2010 in West Hollywood, Calif. They kept their relationship low-key at first, but finally admitted it at the Oscars. (Stefanie Keenan / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  6. Singing for Haiti

    Cyrus records her contribution to Simon Cowell's Help Haiti charity single, "Everybody Hurts." The star-studded British single, which raise money for victims of the earthquake in Haiti, is a cover of the R.E.M.'s 1993 ballad. The single made its debut on Feb. 2, 2010. (Austin Hargrave / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  7. Arm and arm

    Miley and mother Leticia Cyrus hang out backstage during the Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2010. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  8. Meeting with the Queen

    Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Cyrus shake hands after the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, England, on Dec. 7 2009. (Leon Neal / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  9. Diva debut

    Cyrus and Sheryl Crow perform together during the 2009 VH1 Divas concert at Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York on Sept. 17, 2009. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  10. Popcorn time

    Cyrus accepts the best song from a movie award during the MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, Calif., on May 31, 2009. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  11. Walking for a cause

    The singer-actress and her mother Leticia Cyrus attend the 16th annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women in Los Angeles on May 9, 2009. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  12. London calling

    Miley Cyrus, left, and her father Billy Ray, center, and actress Demi Lovato attend the British premiere of their film "Hannah Montana" on April 23, 2009. (Max Nash / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  13. A little bit country

    Cyrus performs "The Climb" during the Academy Of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5, 2009. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  14. Movie star

    Cyrus, right, and co-star Lucas Till go out for a ride in a scene from "Hannah Montana: The Movie." In the film, Miley Stewart returns to Tennessee to gain some perspective as the pressures of being "Hannah Montana" begin to take their toll. (Sam Emerson / Disney via AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  15. Red-carpet kiss

    Cyrus blows a kiss at the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday, April 2, 2009. (Kristian Dowling / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  16. Miley's man?

    Cyrus and Justin Gaston, a 20-year-old underwear model, have been seen out and about together. In an April 2009 interview with Teen Vogue, Cyrus described Gaston as her best friend. (Splash News) Back to slideshow navigation
  17. The Kids' Choice

    Cyrus accepts the Favorite Female Singer award at the 22nd Annual Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Los Angeles. (Jason Decrow / Nickelodeon via AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  18. Singer, actress, author

    Cyrus poses with a copy of her book "Miles To Go" at a signing at a Los Angeles bookstore on Saturday, March 7, 2009. (Dan Steinberg / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  19. Miley goes to the Oscars

    Cyrus arrives at the 81st Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 22, 2009. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  20. Inaugural gig

    Cyrus and her father perform together at the "We Are the Future" kids inaugural concert in Washington on Monday, January 19, 2009. (Mike Segar / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  21. 'Breakout' star

    Surrounded by her young fans, the singer/actress performs on the TODAY show in New York on Friday, July 25, 2008. (Brendan McDermid / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  22. Ready for my close-up

    Cyrus shows her silly side while co-hosting MTV's "Total Request Live" at MTV Studios in New York on Friday, July 18, 2008. (Evan Agostini / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  23. Song and the city

    Cyrus performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at Bryant Park in New York on Friday, July 18, 2008. (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  24. In your face

    Cyrus performs during Z100's Zootopia '08 concert at Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., on Saturday, May 17, 2008. (Bill Kostroun / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  25. Close to mom

    Cyrus and her mother, Leticia, are seen backstage at the "Idol Gives Back" fundraising special of "American Idol" in Hollywood, Calif., on Sunday, April 6, 2008. (Matt Sayles / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  26. KIIS and yell

    Cyrus performs at 102.7 KIIS-FM's Wango Tango concert in Irvine, Calif, on Saturday, May 10, 2008. (Gus Ruelas / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  27. Queen of her Kingdom

    Cyrus signs autographs for young fans at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Thursday, May 1, 2008. Cyrus was in town to promote the "Disney Channel Games," a made-for-television, Olympic-style competition that will air this summer on the Disney Channel. (Garth Vaughan / Disney via AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  28. A little bit country

    Miley and her father Billy Ray perform "Ready, Set, Don't Go" onstage during the 2008 CMT Music Awards at the Curb Events Center at Belmont University on Monday, April 14, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn. (Scott Gries / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  29. Teen 'Idol'

    Cyrus performs during the taping of "Idol Gives Back" at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Sunday, April 6, 2008. (Fox via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  30. Disney's jewel

    Cyrus works the red carpet at the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008. She turns 18 in 2010, and her eventual rise to the status of billionaire is widely anticipated. (Kevork Djansezian / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  31. Girls just wanna have fun

    Cyrus, right, joins Cyndi Lauper as a presenter during the 50th annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  32. Fan favorite

    Fans of Cyrus participate in the Ultimate Miley Party Bus Tour 2007 in Los Angeles on Nov. 7, 2007. Even in the annals of Disney's vaunted history of childhood icons, there's never been anyone quite like Hannah Montana. She landed on Billboard's list of the 20 top-earning artists of 2007 in the No. 11 spot with $64 million from her CD sales and tour receipts. (Danny Moloshok / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  33. Live, in 3-D

    Cyrus performs in a scene from her new movie "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert." Tickets for the film, like her concerts, were a hot seller. The film made $31 million at the box office in its opening weekend. "This is like better than front row," Cyrus said of the 3-D film. "You could reach out and feel like you can touch my hand you could see me right then. Right there, right in front of you, which is so fun." (AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  34. Chart buster

    Cyrus makes an in-store appearance at the World of Disney store in New York on June 21, 2007. Disney's "Hannah Montana" album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, making it the first-ever TV soundtrack to accomplish such a feat. The album features eight songs performed by Cyrus as her on-screen alter ego. (Everett Collection) Back to slideshow navigation
  35. Tween superstar

    Cyrus, right, and Emily Osment, as Lilly Truscott, star in the "Hannah Montana" episode "Song Sung Bad." The show has become one of the most watched on cable TV. (Joel Warren / Disney Channel) Back to slideshow navigation
  36. Art imitates life

    Billy Ray and Miley star in a season two episode of the "Hannah Montana" show on the Disney Channel entitled ''Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas.'' Miley stars as Miley Stewart, a preteen who lives a secret life as a pop star, and Billy Ray stars as her dad and manager, Robby Stewart. (Joel Warren / Disney Channel) Back to slideshow navigation
  37. Special visit

    Cyrus talks with patient Alex Wilson, 7, during a visit where she handed out toys and signed photos at the Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, R.I., on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007. (Ray Stubblebine / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  38. Baby billionaire-to-be

    Billy Ray and Miley attend the "Elvis Presley Tribute Concert" on Oct. 8, 1994, at Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tenn. (Ron Galella / WireImage via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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updated 6/21/2009 3:18:28 AM ET 2009-06-21T07:18:28

Miley Cyrus took a break from shooting “The Last Song” on the Georgia coast by borrowing a guitar and treating fans to an impromptu, two-song performance on the patio of a beachside seafood restaurant.

“By the time she finished the first song, there must have been 50 little girls and their moms who came rushing up,” said Ray Rogers, owner of StingRay’s restaurant on Tybee Island. He caught Miley’s surprise gig on video.

Rogers said the 16-year-old “Hannah Montana” star dined on snow crab legs with a friend after wrapping up Monday’s first day of filming of the Walt Disney Co. movie.

Then she got up and asked a local acoustic duo playing music if she could sit in. Miley stepped up to the microphone and strapped on a guitar to sing the Tim McGraw and Faith Hill duet “It’s Your Love,” then added a new song of her own.

“She played those and then we got her out of here,” Rogers said. “We asked her, ‘What do you wanna do?’ and she said ‘I want to get out of here.’ So we walked her to a side entrance nobody knew about and got her in her car.”

“The Last Song” will be filming on Tybee Island and in nearby Savannah until mid-August, stirring interest among locals and tourists alike. The movie features Cyrus as a teenage girl struggling with her parents’ divorce who tries to reconnect with her father during a summer at his home in a quiet beach town.

The movie’s publicist, Rachel Aberly, did not immediately return a phone call and e-mail message seeking comment Wednesday.

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