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Lady Gaga did more than a fashion statement at the annual Elle in Women in Hollywood celebration on Monday night.

Wearing an oversized pantsuit Marc Jacobs, Gaga took the floor to deliver an emotionally uncompromising acceptance speech that addressed the sexual abuse, mental health and burdensome standards of beauty imposed on women in Hollywood.

"I decided today to regain power, and today I am wearing pants," she said on stage.

Her outfit offered a stark contrast to the glamorous dresses she wore when promoting "A Star is Born," a role that generated a major buzz at the Oscars. The pop star said her preparation for the event, created to honor influential women in the entertainment field, had begun in the same way.

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Lady Gaga said she tried several outfits before settling in with the Marc Jacobs costume that she wore at the Elle Women In Hollywood celebration. (Photo: Jean Baptiste Lacroix, WireImage)

"I've tried dress after dress today to get ready for this event, tight corset, heel after heel, diamond, feather, thousands of beaded fabrics and some of the world's finest silks," Gaga said. "To be honest, I felt stomachache."

At the moment, Lady Gaga began to wonder why she cared so much about what others thought of her.

"And I asked myself: What does it really mean to be a woman in Hollywood? We are not just objects to entertain the world. We are not members of the world. a giant beauty contest that is a gulf for public enjoyment, "she says. "We women in Hollywood are voices, we have the power to speak and be heard and to defend ourselves when we are silenced."

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On the stage of the Women in Hollywood celebration, Lady Gaga called Christian Carino a fiancé. (Photo: Michael Kovac)

After trying nearly a dozen designer dresses, the pressure to please others disappeared when she fell in love with Marc Jacobs' costume that allowed Lady Gaga to be herself. even.

"It was an oversized tailor designed for a woman, not a dress, and then I started to cry," she said. "In this costume, I felt the truth about who I am in my belly."

The singer and actress, who called his fiancé Christian Carino "fiancé" on stage, took note of the news and called his act of freedom act to resist the norm.

"I had the revelation that I needed to be empowered to be myself today more than ever," she said. "Resisting Hollywood standards, no matter what it means." Resist clothing standards to impress. "Use what really matters: my voice."

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