Missy Elliott shed some tears while accepting the Innovator of the Year award at the 2015 Billboard Women in Music event at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City Friday.
The Huffington Post was on hand at the ceremony and witnessed the "WTF (Where They From)" singer get emotional after Ciara's touching tribute to her.
"I stand here for all the women who've been told, 'You don't fit the mold, you're not good enough, you won't make it' ... Look at me, I'm here," she said in her acceptance speech, apologizing for being "such a mush-head."