Beyonce Awarded Woman of the Year by Billboard (2009)

Beyonce was honored on October 2nd, 2009 with the Woman of the Year award during Billboard’s annual Women In Music luncheon held at New York’s Pierre Hotel. Beyonce then took the hot seat alongside radio personality and Oprah’s best friend, Gayle King, for a Q&A during which she was probed about her relationship with husband Jay-Z, her position as a role model for young women, and her goals for the future. “I really want to win an Oscar,“ she revealed.