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Lady Gaga's Little Monsters

The lady’s hotter than ever, but not because of her music: She’s become an evangelist of self-acceptance, preaching to an audience of outcasts. Ramin Setoodeh, on the real power of Gaga’s stardom, in this week’s Newsweek.

Published May 31 2011 3:05PM EDT

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