19-year-old Miley Cyrus announced that she and on and off boyfriend Liam Hemsworth are getting married.

It seems that Miley Cyrus is following the footsteps of former Disney star, Hilary Duff, in rushing into marriage at a very young age.

When Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth went public about their engagement, everyone doubted that they should tie the knot soon. This is due to the fact that most young marriages do not work out as planned. Most of these marriages ended in a bitter divorce.

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have been dating for two years since starring in the movie "Last Song." The course of their relationship was not easy since they were reported to lay low a few times.

Below are some of the actresses that married so young. Most of the marriages ended in divorce.

  1. Hilary Duff - 22 years old. Disney former superstar married at a very young age to Mike Cormie
  2. Megan Fox - 24 years old. "Transformers" bombshell Megan Fox married husband Austin Green at a young age of 24.
  3. Katy Perry - 24 years old. Songstress Katy Perry married comedian and actor Russel Brand when the singer was just 24. After a few years of being married, the two broke up.
  4. Ashlee Simpson - 23 years old. Ashlee Simpson wed Fall Out Boys' Pete Wentz when she was 23.
  5. Jessica Simpson - 22 years old. Jessica served as a role model to her sister when she married her first husband Nick Lachey at a very young age. The two parted ways and now living happy lives with their own families.
  6. Avril Lavigne - 21 years old. Rockstars couple Avril Lavigne and Deryk Whebly tied the knot when the Canadian singer was just 21 years old.
  7. Kate Hudson - 21 years old. Beautiful actress Kate Hudson was swept off her feet when she married Chris Robinsons. Their marriage ended in a divorce. Kate is now pregnant with her a child of Muse's front man.
  8. Scarlett Johansson - 25 years old. Hollywood's former power couple Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds wed when ScarJo was just 25. Their marriage fell apart last year. Ryan is reported to be dating "Gossip Girl" actress Blake Lively.
  9. Drew Barrymore - 19 years old. She was young and sweet when she married her first husband Jeremy Thomas. But their marriage did not last very long. Recently, the actress remarried her fiancé William
  10. Reese Witherspoon - 23 years old. Blonde beauty Reese was only 23 when she married Ryan Phillippe after she confirmed that she was pregnant with Ryan's baby. However, their marriage also ended in a divorce.

See the slideshow for the photos of the actresses who married young and their husbands who swept them off their feet.