Can you believe it’s been a decade since the mid-2000s pop princess Miley Cyrus debuted her dual lives on Hannah Montana? And if that’s not shocking enough, her raunchy dancing and ear-piercing music as of late has us all wondering why two personalities weren’t enough. Let’s take a quick tour of Miley’s edgy evolution.
November 1992: Miley Cyrus is born in Tennessee. Her birth name is Destiny Hope. Over the top? Yes. Fitting? You decide.
March 2006: Hannah Montana premieres. Just 12 years old at casting, Miley plays an average teen who moonlights as a pop star.
March 2006: “Best of Both Worlds,” credited to Hannah Montana, is Miley’s first commercial hit. The Hannah Montana Soundtrack released later that year is her first album.
June 2007: Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus is a two-part album (catching the theme here?) that serves as her first personal studio album.
September 2007: In “See You Again,” Miley vows to redeem herself after *gasp* stuttering when talking to a guy.
2008: The first signs Miley may not be as wholesome as mothers think — suggestive Myspace photos circulate. But she’s not naked or anything; it’s just kid stuff, right?
April 2008: Miley’s wrapped-in-a-bed-sheet photo shoot with famed photographer Annie Leibovitz is a little harder to cover up. Where were her parents? Oh, right. Her dad was at the photo shoot.
Summer 2009: Miley meets Liam Hemsworth while working on The Last Song. The two start dating.
August 2009: Sixteen-year-old Miley does what all kids would want to during their Teen Choice Awards performance. She pole dances on an ice cream cart.
June 2010: Miley’s 2010 album Can’t be Tamed must feel like a sucker punch for Disney, which just can’t keep the young star clothed and out of the spotlight. It was her worst-selling album to date, possibly because all we wanted was for Miley to tame herself.
August 2010: After a year, Miley and Liam break up.
September 2010: They get back together.
November 2010: They break up.
November 2010: A video circulates of Miley taking a bong hit of the psychedelic herb salvia. Mothers aren’t impressed, and apparently she isn’t either, saying in the video that she’s having a bit of a bad trip.
April 2011: They get back together.
January 2011: Hannah Montana ends after just four seasons. Miley’s bad-girl phase, however, is just getting started.
June 2012: They get engaged.
August 2013: Miley seals her transformation by scandalizing the entire country during her VMAs performance of “We Can’t Stop.” She strips down to bra and underwear, grabs her crotch, twerks and dances on Robin Thicke. Miley, you can stop.
August 2013: Miley swings naked on a piece of construction machinery for her “Wrecking Ball” video, further demolishing her career.
September 2013: They break off the engagement.
August 2015: Arguably the worst album of the year, Miley and Her Dead Petz, is released. If you’ve ever wondered if Miley’s face would look better covered in chocolate sauce, sprinkles and candy, she’s graciously provided her “Doo It!” music video for your viewing pleasure.
November 2015: Miley poses nude for Candy Magazine, covering what appears to be her most offensive part, her mouth, with a cat. She’s just being Miley.
Late 2015: They start dating again.
January 2016: A fresh start for Miley — a second engagement is underway.