The 22-year-old "Wrecking Ball" singer hosted for the ceremony honouring the best in the music world.
She took the carpet by storm in a metallic Versace confection that left little to the imagination, completed with buckled suspenders that just barely covered her modesty.
The infamous VMA twerker also donned revealing cutouts and strategically placed technicoloured polka dots during the award show. She sported blond dreads pulled into a high ponytail that cascaded down her back
The camera turned on a topless Cyrus when she was changing behind a curtain and looked up, reported the New York Daily News.
The singer finished the look off wearing thigh-high boots with stacked gold heels, and a USD 6,000 Judith Leiber Unicorn Swarovski Crystal Clutch.