Miley Cyrus, the 15-year-old who makes Disney a bundle in her role as Hannah Montana, has created a stir among the millions of mothers who have collectively doled out more than a billion bucks for the accoutrements of the school girl by day and rock star by night.

And those mothers should be outraged that the young star — who just happens to be a role model for the impressionable elementary-, and middle-schoolers — was portrayed in a Vanity Fair photo shoot as a sexy young woman. What it says is that its OK for them to wear age-inappropriate clothing and that they can start now.

In a world where we are bombarded with “skin,” should there be a safe haven for little girls? Not only mothers but fathers should be outraged, too. I wouldn’t want to see my daughter, who is in her mid-20s, posed in such a manner. If kids are being encouraged to boldness in such photos with tousled hair and a satin sheet pulled to her otherwise seemingly bare chest, what will wind up on YouTube or FaceBook, as one mother opined on National Public Radio?

Not everyone has celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz to urge them on, but they do have television commercials and programs, movies and the lingerie section of department stores to encourage them. It seems that everyone is out to expose more body parts, along with the cleavage.

Even Victoria Secret CEO Sharen Turney recently said her company has gotten too sexy, according to The Charlotte Observer. “Declining profits prompted her to examine the company's Pink line (marketed to younger women and girls) and call for a return to a more sophisticated brand,” wrote reporter Rachel Sutherland,

So, what happened between the Academy Awards and the magazine’s publication? At the awards, Miley wore an age-appropriate Valentino gown that won her rave reviews from some mothers for her glamorous modesty.

Of course, Miley has admitted embarrassment and has apologized, but mothers who want help can use this as a teachable moment. Some of their counterparts in Charlotte and Cary, N.C., have turned to Pure Fashion, an international faith-based program that recognizes “true beauty,” Sutherland wrote.

Pure Fashion is an ecumenical started in 1999 by a lay Catholic group, and has chapters in more than 25 cities. For more information, check out purefashion.com