Beyonce, Lady GaGa Awarded By Billboard
Posted by Michael Melchor on 10.05.2009
"Woman of the Year" and "Rising Star" honored at luncheon...
Beyonce and Lady GaGa were awarded the Woman of the Year and Rising Star awards, respectively, during Billboard's annual Women In Music luncheon on October 2.
Lady Gaga, sporting a see-through dress decorated with feathers and human hair, accepted her award holding back tears, saying, "With help from radio program directors, the gay community, fans and people like Billboard we had a remarkable year. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Bill Werde, Billboard's Editorial Director, then introduced Billboard's 2009 Woman of the Year recipient. "It is theoretically possible someone on some other planet had a better year than Beyonce," he quipped. "But I'm not buying it." Beyonce accepted the award, remarking "I am the luckiest woman in the world." Beyonce also revealed during a post-award interview that, "I really want to win an Oscar."
