Why has Hannah Montana become the Country Western Icon?

I love cowboy boots!
Straw Hats are practical and attractive. They’re cooling, keep the sun out of your eyes, and they look nice.
I love flowing skirts and tight jeans.
Tanktops and tshirts are a part of my everyday decor, but I also can dress up nice too.
That’s just my style. I love the western look.
I grew up wearing stuff like that. And where I come from, everyone dresses like that. But, however, when I was visiting with my family we went out to eat and wore my boots and straw hat to the restaraunt. These girls (must have been about 16 to 17) were eating with there mom and when I walked in they looked at me and started laughing and started screaming "Oh look it’s Hannah Montana. Oh hi hannah montana!" I brushed it off, because I’ve gotten past that point of caring what other people think about me, but it kind of made me mad to be compared to a child’s pop star.

I think Hannah Montana is cute, and I respect where she came from, but I don’t consider her to be country or western. I think LA has changed her and she’s more of the pop feel now.

Why is it that whenever people hear country music, or see cowboy boots or any western anything, Hannah Montana comes to mind? It drives me crazy!

Well didn’t Miley say she hated country music? She isn’t even close to being the face of country music. The only reason anyone in country music knows her name is because of her father, Billy Ray Cyrus. The honor of country music icon belongs to George Jones, an old time country singer and one of the greatest.