You’ve seen the Disney girl sporting enviable locks ever since she braced the camera and tasted success. While, Miley Cyrus has been on and off tabloids for her love escapades, engagement to beau Liam Hemsworth or raunchy dressing sense, she has always been unfazed by criticism and hate messages.

However her recent pixie haircut, which received mixed reactions from fans, plucked a nerve and Miley took to Twitter to defend her choice of style. Ever since Miley posted her first self-portrait with her new hairdo, her twitter account has been constantly abuzz with pictures and tweets like ‘Self Love is the Greatest of all Flatterers’ (is it just me or does she sound a bit insecure?) by every passing minute.

Honestly, the disheveled and bleached pixie cut is such a refreshing change. It sort of transitions Miley’s image from the cute Disney start and gives her a more edgy look. The 19 year old is all set to make a guest appearance in an upcoming episode of Two and a Half Men, playing the sexy new girl in town and the love interest of Jake Harper and this particular haircut would suit the role just fine.

Amidst all the hate messages, celebrity talk show host Ellen DeGeneres showed support for Miley through more than words. Ellen used Photoshop to edit a picture of herself with an exact replica of Miley’s hair do. While Ellen has always been one of those people who sported a crew or a pixie cut all her life, the now-famous Miley Cyrus haircut actually looked better on her.

Not just Ellen, but a lot of other celebrities gave Miley the thumbs up for taking a bold step. Fiancé Liam Hemsworth apparently loves her hairstyle too as pointed out by one of Miley’s response tweets to a fan.

Her dramatic haircut might have been the talk of the town, but at least Miley Cyrus is posting pictures with some clothes on now. It’s good to see someone so confident of their sexuality and at ease with their selves, but her opinion on how parents should let their children experience and cherish their sex lives in order to bring out a more confident side to them, will only trigger the teen pregnancy rate in the country.

Dramatics apart, Miley Cyrus’s new haircut is gorgeous and while it would take a lot of courage and the right attitude to carry it off, it is god to see stars opening up to their quirkier sides.