once again miley cyrus is dominating the pop news cycle. but there was no twerking. no foam finger waving this time. ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> reporter: when miley's hit "wrecking ball" won the coveted moon man for video of the year. >> miley cyrus, "wrecking ball." ♪ wrecking ball >> reporter: instead of going on stage, she decide fod let this homeless man accept her award for her. >> my name is jesse. and i am accepting this award on behalf of the 1.6 million runaways and homeless youth in the united states, who are starving, lost and scared for their lives right now. i know this because i am one of these people. >> reporter: his name is jesse helt, a 22-year-old from salem, oregon. an aspiring model. he had a page on model mayhem. his mom told "the oregonian" newspaper that at one point he