Miley Cyrus hands over VMA acceptance speech to young homeless man [photos]

@DLoesch yep … she never fails to shock, but this time with class, style, dignity & grace.

— CerebrumFloss (@CerebrumFloss) August 25, 2014

@DLoesch I know. Hard to be pissed at that. Pretty cool, and sad.

— Tim Tomlinson (@abnrgr1984) August 25, 2014

Miley took a guy from "My Friends Place" which is an organization for homeless people as her date tonight ?❤️ pic.twitter.com/8pLKEHTnR7

— Bangerz Updates (@MileyRayOnTour) August 25, 2014

Standing ovation for Miley's date Jesse accepting her award on behalf of 1.6 million runaways & homeless youth in the US. Goosebumps.

— E! Online (@eonline) August 25, 2014

@kotorikat @media_exposed Do you mean this one where she had a homeless person accept the award on her behalf? http://t.co/UullPji4PE

— Servant of Heaven (@trutht103) August 25, 2014

"I'm accepting this award on behalf of the 1.6 million runaways and homeless youth in the United States who are starving, lost and scared."

— Joaquín Jiménez (@joaquinxjimenez) August 25, 2014

.@MileyCyrus wins Video of the Year, uses her acceptance speech as a platform for homeless youth. #VMAs pic.twitter.com/3uOKg9YUtI

— EntertainmentTonight (@etnow) August 25, 2014

MILEY RAY CYRUS SENT A GUY WHO IS HOMELESS TO ACCEPT HER AWARD ! MY IDOL pic.twitter.com/TX3vp8JqjU

— ✨cai (@JILEYJANOS) August 25, 2014

Miley sent Jesse to collect her award and make a speech about being homeless! pic.twitter.com/gtf5l6QdZU

— Miley Cyrus Updates (@MyFabulousMiley) August 25, 2014

God bless miley? pic.twitter.com/xHrc3Pkjm9

— Project U Girl❤️ (@UGirlForAustinM) August 25, 2014

@etnow @MileyCyrus Epic!!!!!! The best part of the 2014 VMAs #VMAs2014

— Liz Shull (@liz_shull) August 25, 2014

@etnow @MileyCyrus The best part of the 2014 VMAs

— Normylicious (@normy1224) August 25, 2014

A moment of true substance at this year's #VMAs as @MileyCyrus lets a homeless youth accept her award with a message of awareness.

— Mashable (@mashable) August 25, 2014

Miley Cyrus shocks #VMAs audience for all the right reasons. http://t.co/3LSRGe1EGf pic.twitter.com/u0dy2Y5itQ

— Mashable (@mashable) August 25, 2014

Last year she twerked on Robin Thicke and this year she accepted a Moonman on behalf of a homeless youth foundation. Miley Cyrus y'all.

— ️️ (@cyruscake) August 25, 2014