LOS ANGELES -- Like the powerful wrecking ball in Miley Cyrus' music video of the same name, the pop star has kept her career on full throttle ever since her jaw-dropping, twerk-filled performance at last year's MTV Video Music Awards.
In the one year since that raunchy performance -- despite haters bemoaning her antics and wrongfully predicting the downfall of her career -- Cyrus has remained afloat. She's made many more moments that have sparked loads of conversations and controversy.
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Below, the infographic showcases some of those major moments, as compiled for Mashable by social analytics firm Mashwork and its qualitative platform Canvs, including the emotional death of her dog. Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" is nominated this year for Video of the Year.
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