At the ninth annual Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, the mere mention of the Backstreet Boys generated blood-curdling screams ("I love you!") from the younger female audience members, and Stevie Wonder received a standing ovation when he presented Mariah Carey with a special award for being the female solo artist with the most No. I songs ever. (Thirteen, to be exact. The ball's in your court, Whitney.) But it was Courtney Love who stole the show. During a commercial break in the live telecast, Love, who performed with her band, Hole, lifted her long skirt over her hips, revealing plenty of her celebrity skin. And no underpants.
 
 
 

US Magazine, February 1999