Shakira was honored "Woman of the Year" at the first gala of the "Billboard Latin Women in Music Awards" The Colombian singer opened up about her personal struggles and emancipation. "It has been a year of change in my life where I have felt more than ever and very personally what it is to be a woman," she said on Saturday, May 6, on the stage of the Billboard Latin Music Awards.

"Finding someone faithful is less important than being true to oneself," she added.