Watch Selena Gomez Shed Tears During Her Billboard Woman Of The Year Speech

After a transformative year, Selena Gomez was honored as Billboard's woman of the year at the 2017 Women in Music ceremony. The empowering event comes just over a week after the 25-year-old singer performed her song "Wolves" at the American Music Awards. In her emotional and reflective speech, Selena said, "I want people to know that I respect the platform that I have so deeply." Adding, "I got to do a lot this year even though I had a lot of other things to do."

Earlier in the day, Billboard published its interview with Selena, during which she opened up about her recent kidney transplant, industry pressure, and her rekindled relationship with Justin Bieber. Selena didn't go into too much detail about her relationship and personal life, but she did say, "I cherish people who have really impacted my life."

Justin wasn't Selena's date to the award ceremony. Instead, Selena attended with her dear friend Francia Raisa, who donated her kidney to Selena this Summer. Immediately after accepting her award, Selena said, "To be honest, I think Francia should be getting this award because she saved my life."

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