Lady Gaga thanks Whitney Houston for inspiring Born This Way

Lady Gaga won Best Pop Vocal Album with "Fame Monster". During her thank you speech she thanked Whitney Houston for being the inspiration of "Born This Way". Woah. I did not expect that. One would think her inspiration was Madonna!

She said she imagined Whitney Houston singing "Born This Way" when she wrote it. I'm imagining it right now...

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Lady Gaga also thanked Jimmy Iovine who is the new "mentor" on this season's American Idol.

Watch the video here:

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