CNN
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We now know that both actresses Miley Cyrus beat to star in “Hannah Montana.”
There had been speculation online that singer Belinda, who appeared in the 2006 film ‘The Cheetah Girls 2’, almost landed the lead role in the popular Disney Channel teen sitcom which ran from 2006 to 2011.
But the show’s original casting director, Lisa London, recently took to TikTok to set the record straight.
“I discovered Miley Cyrus,” London said. “I wanted everyone to know that Belinda, who is adorable by the way, was never in the top three for the role of Hannah.”
London then showed a piece of paper containing the names of the three actresses who auditioned in 2005 for the lead role along with around 1,200 other young performers.
They were Cyrus, Taylor Momsen and Daniella Monet.
Although they didn’t land the role of middle schooler Miley Stewart, who is secretly pop singer Hannah Montana, both Momsen and Monet have had success in other roles.
Momsen then starred as Jenny Humphrey on The CW’s teen drama series “Gossip Girl,” and Monet starred as Rebecca Martin on Nickelodeon’s “Zoey 101″ and Trina Vega on another show on that network, ” Victorious”.