Happy Birthday, Miley Cyrus

She can’t be tamed.

Stick your tongue out, lick a hammer and declare yourself “pansexual,” for on this day, 24 years ago, Miley Cyrus came into the world like a wrecking ball.

Where would we be as a culture had Miley not scrapped her good-girl Disney Channel image to release offbeat jams like “I Can’t Be Tamed,” “We Can’t Stop,” and “BB Talk,” for which she debuted a music video dressed in a “sexy baby” outfit? Not very far, we say.

Celebrate the 24th birthday of the former Maxim Hot 100 champ with a slideshow of her wildest, sexiest moments: