Happy Birthday, Miley Cyrus: FIVE times the singer made headlines with her controversies

Miley Cyrus is one artist, who has been in the limelight since her teenage days. From starting her career at an early age to becoming one of the most talked-about pop sensations in the world, the diva, who celebrates her 28th birthday today has come a long way in her career.

While fans have flooded social media with adorable birthday wishes, Miley's personal life continues to be the talk of the town. While 'We Can't Stop' singer turns a year older today, we take a look at her controversies which shocked the entire world.

Miley Cyrus left everyone on the edge of their seats with her 2013 song 'Wrecking Ball' music video. The pop sensation not impressed all with her soulful voice but bared it all in the music video. While her on-and-off relationship with actor Liam Hemsworth had become the talk of the town, the hit music video stirred a new controversy and brought Miley back into the limelight.

Well, the music video of 'Wrecking Ball' wasn't the only controversy that Miley was involved in 2013 as her on-stage performance with Robin Thicke at the MTV Video Music Awards instantly went viral on the internet. Apart from her bizarre latex outfit, Miley's infamous performance on the stage with singer Robin Thicke left everyone shocked.

Miley sparked off a debate with her performance at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. Right before the release of her third album 'Can't Be Tamed', the birthday girl grooved to her hit launch song 'Party in the U.S.A.' and left everyone stunned with her alluring pole dancing moves on the big stage.

The birthday girl, who has even featured in many Hollywood films left everyone stunned with her take on modern hip-hop genre. In an interview with a global magazine in 2015, Miley took a dig at rap music and termed it as 'misogynistic and flashy'. While her comments grabbed everyone's attention, the 'Wrecking Ball' singer took to social media to defend herself.

A few days after her 18th birthday, a video of the 'Midnight Sky' singer smoking a Salvia bong had gone viral on the internet. Miley even addressed the issue in an interview with a popular international magazine in 2011 wherein she said that she's not perfect and was quite disappointed with herself for disappointing her fans with her actions.