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FOR someone embroiled in the first scandal of her astonishingly successful career, Miley Cyrus seems to be having the time of her life.
As the Hannah Montana star bounds on to the stage, she is greeted by a high-pitched wall of sound and thousands of tweenage girls chanting her name.
On this evidence, her young fans at least have forgotten the revealing photos that threatened to derail her seemingly unstoppable march toward achieving world domination before she turns 16.
"I've just seen a sign with my name on it," she tells the thousands who have queued for hours to see her at Disney World in Orlando.
"It says: 'Miley, I'm praying for you.' Thank you for that. I couldn't be more appreciative. Thank you guys for all your support."
As she grins her way through her first public appearance since the scandal broke, it's as if the last week had never happened.
But behind the scenes, things are not quite back to normal for team Miley following the squeaky clean actress and singer's controversial Vanity Fair photoshoot.
The Daily Mirror was the only British newspaper on hand as Miley broke cover for the first time since the storm erupted over the suggestive photographs.
The images of her wrapped in a bedsheet, her long dark hair loosely tousled and her blood red lips pouting were splashed around the world last week.
Desperate to protect her wholesome reputation, Miley was forced to issue an apology to her millions of fans.
Unfortunately for her, the Vanity Fair scandal came just days after different pictures surfaced on the internet of her sitting on an ex-boyfriend's lap, midriff and bra strap exposed.
Hardly sizzling stuff. But the middle-American moms of her impressionable young fans were scandalised.
"I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed," says Miley.
"The pictures of me on the internet were silly, inappropriate shots. I appreciate all the support of my fans, and hope they understand that along the way I am going to make mistakes and I am not perfect.
"I never intended for any of this to happen and I am truly sorry if I have disappointed...