Was Miley Cyrus always this raunchy?

In her recent act in MTV VMA 2013 awards, Miley received a slew of negative comments from media for her crotch grabbing action and using a foam hand as a sexual device.

For her duet performance with Robin Thicke, Miley opted for a nude suit, came out of a huge teddy bear, sticked out her tongue, and grabbed her crotch 13 times during the whole performance which left the viewers in shock. Miley's bold and shameless attitude has made us wonder, was she always this crude?

So how was Miley Cyrus before she made the world go gaga with her twerking. Lets take a look:

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Cyrus started her career as a teen star in the Disney television, Hannah Montana. The series was a Disney Milestone and followed the life of an average teenage school girl who leads a double life. After yesterday's shocking performance many Hollywood celebrities took to Twitter to pay their condolences to the death of cute and lovable Hannah Montana character.

Adam Levine tweeted, " Last night was less of a Miley performance and more of a funeral of Hannah Montana.

Basking in the success of Hannah Montana which got nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards, Miley released Hannah Montana: Meet Miley Cyrus. This was Miley's first studio album and it became a blockbuster overnight, turning Miley into singing sensation. She was still restrained.

In 2008 Miley earned a nomination for Golden Globe Awards for her orginal soundtrack from her album "Breakout". That time Miley sported long curly hair and was lovely a teenage sensation.

From 2009 Miley started building a more adult image by doing sexually themed dance. In her 2010 album 'Can't be Tamed' she did adult friendly dance moves. And this year Miley has released her fourth album 'Bangerz' which has more titillating Miley than ever.

So once the teenage sensation Miley, is now a provocative performer who has made twerking a new fashion in Hollywood.

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