From PEOPLE Magazine
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IS FOR ACTING
Before she went Gaga, she was on The Sopranos. She says her greatest moment in high school was playing Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls.
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IS FOR BREADSTICKS
Born an exhibitionist, little Gaga used the appetizers as batons and danced around restaurant tables as a kid on New York's Upper West Side.
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IS FOR CYNTHIA GERMANOTTA
"She would curl my hair and put her lipstick on herself and then on me," Gaga says of her childhood with mom Cynthia.
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IS FOR DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL
Her true self may be a riddle, but one side she won't hide? Her fight for gay rights, which she calls "completely genuine."
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IS FOR EATS
Fans who spend hours (and even days) camping out to see her don't go hungry, because she sends them pizza and doughnuts on line.
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IS FOR FRIENDS
Gaga has gigged with DJ Lady Starlight and Semi Precious Weapons (singer Justin Tranter, pictured) since her N.Y.C. days.
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IS FOR GREAT DANES
The dogs have been fixtures in many of her videos, including "LoveGame," "Poker Face," "Paparazzi," "Telephone" and "Bad Romance."
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IS FOR HAUS OF GAGA
Her Andy Warhol Factory-esque glam squad ("my heart and soul") is responsible for many of her outrageous costumes, stage sets and props.
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IS FOR INSPIRATION
Sure, she's an original, but she's credited David Bowie, Madonna, Whitney Houston and even Kermit the Frog as influences.
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IS FOR JOGGING
Gaga edits her songs and listens to demos while jogging on the treadmill. "It's sort of a really special time for me to work out," she says.
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IS FOR KID SISTER
A little nepotism never hurts: Her younger sister Natalie Germanotta appears in the prison scene of her "Telephone" video with Beyonce.
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IS FOR LOVERS
There's been Luc Carl (now her ex) and Norman Reedus (at least in the "Judas" video), but New York City, she says, is "my husband."
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IS FOR MARISA TOMEI
She's a huge fan of the Oscar winner and has said she'd like the fellow Italian-American New Yorker to portray her in a film.
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IS FOR NAILS
Gaga seldom lets her paws go bare. "Polish is more romantic," she says of her nails, which have also been adorned with rhinestones and chains.
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IS FOR OBSESSION
She admits she's gaga for ... Bruce Springsteen! To create Born This Way, she says, "I took the influence of Bruce on my father in my life."
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IS FOR PONIES
Forget about fans copying her style: Now My Little Pony is rocking her looks. And the star has worn necklaces made from the toys.
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IS FOR QUEEN
All hail the British rockers, whose 1984 hit "Radio Gaga" inspired the artist formerly known as Stefani Germanotta's stage name.
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IS FOR REDONE
The Moroccan-born producer is her go-to guy for many of her hit songs. She shouts him out on her debut single, "Just Dance."
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IS FOR SLASHER FILMS
Horror movies keep most folks up at night, but not Gaga. "It's so embarrassing," she says. "I actually like to fall sleep to horror movies."
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IS FOR TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
The aspiring star studied music at New York University's arts program before leaving to pursue a recording career.
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IS FOR UNTOUCHED
Per her father's request to keep part of her body "slightly normal," she only tattoos her left side, while the right remains ink-free.
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IS FOR VIVA GLAM
Says Gaga of her M.A.C makeup line: "I'm most proud of being [their] spokesperson because all the money goes to the M.A.C AIDS fund."
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IS FOR WHISKEY
"I am on the drunk diet," says Gaga, whose ex Luc Carl is writing a memoir of the same name. "I like to drink whiskey while I am working."
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IS FOR X-RATED
If not for strategically placed tape on her nipples or a digital blur over her crotch, her performances and videos would be too hot for TV.
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IS FOR YOUTUBE
She's the site's reigning pop icon, with her content surpassing 1 billion views. "Bad Romance" alone has racked up more than 380 million clicks.
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IS FOR ZACHARY
As in her godson Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, best known as the son of her pal Sir Elton and his partner David Furnish.
