Lady Gaga is one of the most beloved superstars on the planet, which might explain why she was chosen to cover Glamour's Women of the Year issue.


Gaga, who is also honored as one of Glamour's 2013 Women of the Year, stuns as the December cover girl, striking a pose in a metallic Gucci wrap dress. But believe it or not, Mother Monster doesn't consider herself "conventionally beautiful" -- she's grown to love who she is on the inside rather than the outside.


“If there was some sort of mathematical equation for beauty, I don’t know if I would be the algorithm," Lady Gaga tells Andy Cohen, who interviewed her for the Glamour story. "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.”


"I’m confident in who I am," she adds. "I’ve come to a place in my life where I’ve accepted things that are me, as opposed to feeling pressure to explain myself to people around me. That’s just the way I’ve always tried to be. It didn’t change when I became a star.”


Speaking of becoming a star, Lady Gaga didn't just leave behind her normal day-to-day life, she let go of her real name: Stefani Germanotta. The "Applause" singer admits she only allows family and close friends to call her Stefani.


“I’m both all the time. Gaga and Stefani are my nicknames. I guess when people meet me for the first time and call me Stefani, it bothers me. Because it’s something that’s reserved for only the people who are closest to me," she explains. "It’s not because I don’t like my given name; it’s that I became somebody else. I became somebody else for a reason, you know. This is part of what my message is -- you can become whoever you want to be, to escape your past.”


See Gaga's gorgeous Glamour photo shoot below and pick up the new issue on newsstands Nov. 5:


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    BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - NOVEMBER 06: Singer Lady Gaga performs onstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2011 live show at the Odyssey Arena on November 6, 2011 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)




  • New Year's Eve 2012 In Times Square


    NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Singer Lady Gaga and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg share a dance as they celebrate the beginning of the new year at New Year's Eve 2012 in Times Square on January 1, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)




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    NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Singer Lady Gaga performs at New Year's Eve 2012 in Times Square on December 31, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)




  • New Year's Eve 2012 In Times Square


    NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Singer Lady Gaga performs at New Year's Eve 2012 in Times Square on December 31, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)




  • New Year's Eve 2012 In Times Square


    NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Singer Lady Gaga performs at New Year's Eve 2012 in Times Square on December 31, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)




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    US pop singer Lady Gaga reacts to Japanese fans upon her arrival at the Narita International Airport, suburdan Tokyo on December 20, 2011. Gaga is now here to perform at a Japanese television's music program. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)




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    LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 03: Singer Lady Gaga performs at KIIS FM's Jingle Ball at L.A. Live's Nokia Theatre on December 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for U Music)




  • KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2011 - Show


    LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 03: Singer Lady Gaga performs at KIIS FM's Jingle Ball at L.A. Live's Nokia Theatre on December 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for U Music)




  • 39th International Emmy Awards - Press Room


    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 21: Lady Gaga attends the 39th International Emmy Awards at the Mercury Ballroom at the New York Hilton on November 21, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)




  • Gaga's Workshop Ribbon Cutting At Barneys New York With Lady Gaga


    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 21: Lady Gaga attends Gaga's Workshop Ribbon Cutting at Barneys New York on November 21, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Barneys New York)




  • Gaga's Workshop Ribbon Cutting At Barneys New York With Lady Gaga


    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 21: Lady Gaga attends Gaga's Workshop Ribbon Cutting at Barneys New York on November 21, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Barneys New York)




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    MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: Lady Gaga poses backstage at Children In Need Rocks Manchester 2011 at The Manchester Evening News Arena on November 17, 2011 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)




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  • Bambi Award 2011


    WIESBADEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 10: Lady Gaga performs during the Bambi Award 2011 show at the Rhein-Main-Hallen on November 10, 2011 in Wiesbaden, Germany. (Photo by Christian Augustin/Getty Images)




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    US pop star Lady Gaga poses with her four awards for Best Video, Best Song, Best Female and Biggest Fans, at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011. AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)




  • US pop star Lady Gaga performs on stage


    US pop star Lady Gaga performs on stage at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011. Lady Gaga won Best Video, Best Song and Best female awards. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)