Racy Miley Cyrus royally outdoes Lady Gaga in front of the queen (Hide your eyes, your majesty!) [POLL]

Lady Gaga is the racy, scandalous one, right, and Miley Cyrus is the innocent kid who sometimes makes age-inappropriate choices?

Hmm. After the Royal Variety Performance for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday night, it's definitely time to revisit that nugget of conventional wisdom.

And as always, the Ministry's Department of Absolutely Accurate Online Statistics is conducting a poll.

Gaga showed up in latex, as promised, but the gown was way up to here and way down to there, with all parts mega-covered. She'd gone for drama on stage by adding -- wait for it -- an Elizabethan collar. Suspended on a swing with her piano 20 feet in the air, Lady G played "Speechless," which she wrote for her dad, Joseph Germanotta. (He was in the audience.)

Miley, meanwhile, met the queen sans bra in an orange maxi-dress that was definitely not "way up to here." Her performance had her gyrating in leather hot pants to "Party in the USA," the tune she did at the Teen Choice Awards. Not visible was her new tattoo, which at her age would've needed an OK from her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus. (He has his own audiences.)

Please express your opinion in the poll, and in comments below.

And remember, no cussing!

-- Christie D'Zurilla

Photos: Queen Elizabeth II greets Lady Gaga, left, and Miley Cyrus, right, after the Royal Variety Performance. Credit: Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images.

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Comments

[Who Cares?]

Miley looked hot / Gaga is anything but gaga.

[GT]

Entertainment? News? Neither!

[mary]

I honestly think that Lady Gaga needs to use her brain. She is meeting the queen for Pete's sake! Have some sense! Miley, on the other hand, as always looks beautiful. She knew how much makeup to wear, and what the occasion was. And it was very wise of her to hide the tattoo

[LaylaViolet]

Why is Miley even in the spotlight? 'Hannah Montana' is almost done, do we still have to hear about her in the news. It seems to me she is doing almost ANYTHING for attention *coughs 'tattoos' 'inappropiate mag cover' 'quitting twitter' 'bucking Twilight' I'd rather have Selena Gomez or even Demi Lovato than Miley; if they want attention, they think about their audience. Miley... not so much.

[Roby]

You all know something , lady gaga is the best she has inspiration , not like myley c. Miley is a cowgirl whop doesn't know how to sing. GaGa wrote her first ballade at 13 , she sang at piano at just 4 years old. Who's the best now?

[sarai]

i don't think she is a good romodel so she will never look good, looking good comes from the inside out. she has to know shes beautiful, and act like she is.

[sarai]

even though she is insecure, and she does those inappropriate things it dosent mean she cant change. people are given the chance to change but don't chose so they stay in a black hole.

[Rubyshoe]

The only thing wrong with Miley's dress are her slouched shoulders but in her defense it looks like it couldn't be helped because the Queen is shorter then Miley.

This Queen has seen it all. she knows who she's meeting and would probrably be dissapointed if Lady Ga Ga wore something ordinary.