Lady Gaga talks beauty standards in Glamour interview prior to 'ARTPOP' release

Lady Gaga grabbed the cover of Glamour's December issue and in her "Woman Of The Year" interview she took on standards of beauty, saying she doesn't find herself to be conventionally beautiful.

And the "Venus" singer appears to be ok with that.

AC: But do you consider yourself to be beautiful?

LG: Not conventionally beautiful. If there was some sort of mathematical equation for beauty, I don't know if I would be the algorithm. I've always been OK with that. I'm not a supermodel. That's not what I do. What I do is music. I want my fans to feel the way I do, to know what they have to offer is just as important,more important, than what's happening on the outside.

Gaga says she still has a nagging sense of insecurity about her own body that she thinks might come from working in the predominantly male music industry.

AC: I think that's interesting. Because every time I see a shot of you stripped down without makeup or a costume, I'm struck by your physical beauty. Your layering of costumes-is that because of insecurity? Are you afraid of what's under all those layers?

LG: I would say that I am. Maybe it's from the things I experienced in my past, you know? Being beautiful is not so fun when you're in a business with all men.

AC: Right.

LG: Because it can actually get in the way. So in some ways, the outfits-these creations are because I don't want to face the reality of what people want from a female pop star. Everybody always laughs because I feel so much more comfortable with, like, a giant paper bag on my whole body and paint on my face. Sometimes I try really hard to take it all off. But inevitably what's underneath is still not a straight edge. And I don't think it ever will be.

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Lady Gaga's new album ARTPOP drops November 11.

(H/T to Jezebel)