Katy Perry slips into a skintight hot pink dress to be crowned Billboard’s Woman of the Year

By Amelia Proud PUBLISHED: 16:39 EST, 30 November 2012 | UPDATED: 20:30 EST, 30 November 2012 Being the covergirl for Billboard's annual Women in Music edition is nothing to be sniffed at, and this year's chosen one - Katy Perry - more than lived up to the hype. It's gratifying to see the global superstar finishing the year on a high after undergoing harrowing personal problems over the past 12 months that saw her marriage to comedian Russell Brand, 27, end in divorce. Katy, who turned 28 on October 25, told Billboard: 'I'm glad I'm still alive-27 has been a very testing year.' Scroll down to hear Katy talk about this latest accolade...