--- title: Hillary Clinton Accepted a Moving Thank-You from Miley Cyrus description: The 'Younger Now' singer broke down in tears as she delivered her thanks to Clinton, along with writers from the 'Tonight Show.' canonical: https://time.com/4970484/hillary-clinton-miley-cyrus/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-05T14:24:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:52.190Z og:title: Hillary Clinton Accepted a Moving Thank-You from Miley Cyrus og:description: Meeting the former Secretary of State moved Cyrus to tears on the Tonight Show og:url: https://time.com/4970484/hillary-clinton-miley-cyrus/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton Accepted a Moving Thank-You from Miley Cyrus twitter:description: Meeting the former Secretary of State moved Cyrus to tears on the Tonight Show twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Hillary Clinton Accept a Tearful Thank You from Miley Cyrus > Sponsored content. 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Hillary Rodham Clinton is the FIRST woman to win a major party’s nomination for President of the United States._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 5, 2017 2:24 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 5, 2017 2:24 PM UTC On Wednesday night, [Jimmy Fallon](http://time.com/money/4928874/jimmy-fallon-tonight-show-jj-watt-donation-hurricane-harvey-choir/) hosted former Secretary of State and presidential candidate [Hillary Clinton](http://time.com/4959757/cheryl-strayed-nasty-women-hillary-clinton/) on the _Tonight Show_. And there was something he had to do: give his female writers an opportunity to thank her in person. One by one, they took to Fallon’s desk to share their heartfelt — and funny — messages. “Thank you, Hillary Clinton, for handling this difficult transition with more grace than I ever could have imagined,” one writer began, seriously enough. “That being said, call me day or night and I will be there with a gallon of ice cream and two spoons to tell you, ‘Girl, you are so much better than him!'” That got a laugh from Clinton. “You may get the call,” she responded. The final letter-writer, however, was not one of the show’s staff at all — [but guest Miley Cyrus.](http://time.com/4966942/miley-cyrus-las-vegas/) “Thank you Hillary for being a constant beacon of strength, hope and determination for me and millions of other young women,” she wrote, fighting tears throughout. “You’ve been a role model and an inspiration and a voice of reason in uncertain times. I could go on and on, but I’d like to get right to the point. Can I give you a hug?” She could, and she did. Clinton also asked to deliver her own message. “Thank you Miley, the _Tonight Show_ writers and all of the women and young girls out there,” she said. “You are smart, strong and deserving of every opportunity. Together we’ve made our voices heard, we’ve done great things and we’ve come a long way. But as Miley would say, we can’t stop, and we won’t stop,” she finished, referencing Cyrus’s hit 2013 song to cheers. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] I don't think women need to do anything other than what they're doing right now and that's moving forward. [ MUSIC ] We're coming. [ MUSIC ] It's essential that in life you see yourself Reflected in other people's stories. I was always looking for anybody that kinda looked like me. [ MUSIC ] The first time I walked out to pitch, different guys were all just like telling jokes to their teammates and the parents were laughing. When they saw me face the first batter, didn't really hear anything from that side of the field. [ MUSIC ] I've dealt with a lot of people who second guess me, who undermined me because of my age. People would associate what my hard work meant. They would diminish it. A lot of what pioneers do, they do not benefit from it. [ MUSIC ] There's plenty of room in the world for mediocre men. There is no room for mediocre women. [ MUSIC ] The glass ceiling, that vocabulary is violent. I wouldn't have gone to that class yelling and screaming, I'm gonna make you break! She literally put me in a catapult and threw me at it. [ MUSIC ] Here we are Early in the 21st century. [ MUSIC ] The time has just come to finally break through. People are on their feet. [ APPLAUSE ] The glass ceiling is nothing compared to the determination of women. Danica Patrick [ MUSIC ] Not one thing ever does it. [ UNKNOWN ] It's a series of consistent things The people say, ha, it's time for change. 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