( CNN ) -- For the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards , Miley Cyrus was as attention-grabbing as ever . The 20-year-old singer , who was a two-time performer during Sunday 's ceremony in Amsterdam , Netherlands , lit what appeared to be a joint on stage during her acceptance speech for best video with `` Wrecking Ball . '' Wearing a white leotard and a furry shrug , Cyrus carried a Chanel purse on stage with her as she accepted the award . Although her EMA would n't fit in the clutch , she did try to make a little more room by fishing out what looked like a spliff and then proceeded to smoke it . The puff was n't shown during the EMAs ' airing on MTV 's flagship channel , and Cyrus has been quiet about her action on Twitter . On Sunday night , she simply instructed her Twitter followers to `` Stay in school & Be kind . Other than that HAVE FUN . '' Regardless , Cyrus ' smoking was a slightly more risque act during a relatively tame event , which featured performances from Snoop Dogg , Icona Pop , The Killers , Kings of Leon and Bruno Mars . Yet , given that this was an MTV event , the night would n't have been complete if it did n't include a little twerking . That came courtesy Cyrus , who , for the second time in three months , took the stage at an MTV awards ceremony to perform her hit `` We Ca n't Stop . '' While some might 've been expecting something just as scandalous as her now-infamous set at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards , Cyrus went in a different direction . Instead of giant teddy bears , the 20-year-old singer was accompanied by alien figures dressed in head-to-toe black , and she herself wore a skintight , knee-length silver dress rather than a onesie . Cyrus also swapped her VMAs dancing partner , Robin Thicke , for a little person in a black latex catsuit . The twerking stayed more or less the same and was completely absent from her later performance of `` Wrecking Ball . '' Cyrus was clearly one of the night 's big draws -- she even came out first , ahead of the night 's MC , LMFAO 's Redfoo -- but she did n't lay claim to the entire show . Thicke followed Cyrus with a rendition of `` Blurred Lines '' that had a cameo from Australian rapper Iggy Azalea , and the night 's best female award winner Katy Perry soon followed with a performance of `` Unconditionally '' that found her suspended in the air . Like the singers who went before her , Perry fully embraced the night 's theme of an `` out of this world '' space party , ending her performance in a glowing silver bodysuit . Throughout the event , held at Amsterdam 's Ziggo Dome , awards were handed out in obligatory categories such as best pop , rock and alternative , as well as EMAs-specific honors such as top worldwide act and world stage . Eminem , one of the EMAs ' top nominees , took home the award for best hip-hop act , and was also named the global icon of the year . In between awards and performances , Will Ferrell 's Ron Burgundy made some comedic appearances , showing just how much can go wrong when his overly confident newscaster character is unleashed in the Netherlands . This year 's show marked the EMAs 20th anniversary .
The 2013 MTV EMAs celebrated its 20th anniversary Sunday . Noah Cyrus , Serena Williams and more performed . During an acceptance speech , Cyrus appeared to smoke a cigarette . That part of the show was n't aired on MTV 's flagship channel .