CNN —Miley Cyrus is reflecting on the backlash she received for a 2008 Vanity Fair cover in which she was photographed draped in a sheet. Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz captured the images, which also included photos of Cyrus with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus. “My little sister Noah [Cyrus] was sitting on Annie’s lap and actually pushing the button of the camera taking the pictures,” Cyrus said. “My family was on set and this was the first time I ever wore red lipstick.”Following controversy over the images, both Leibovitz and Cyrus issued statements. “But, really, really brilliant choices looking back now from those people.”

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Persons: Miley Cyrus, Cyrus, “, Annie Leibovitz, Billy Ray Cyrus, ” Cyrus, Miley, ” Leibovitz, “ Miley, Hannah Montana ”, ” Organizations: CNN, Disney Channel