Lady Gaga Day

Showbiz

A city in Taiwan declared on Sunday 'Lady Gaga Day' as the pop diva's first visit to the island sparked a frenzy among dedicated fans and local media. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

TAICHUNG - A CITY in Taiwan declared on Sunday 'Lady Gaga Day' as the pop diva's first visit to the island sparked a frenzy among dedicated fans and local media.

Lady Gaga, sporting a black and white wig, red trousers and a red dress with leopard-print sleeves, was given a key to Taichung city by the mayor at a ceremony attended by hundreds of enthusiastic supporters.

'On behalf of Taichung, I now declare today 'Lady Gaga Day'...which also belongs to all of her fans,' mayor Jason Hu said.

Earlier in the day, hundreds of her fans - known as 'Little Monsters' - defied summer heat to parade on the street dressed in costumes and wigs.

One man wore a raw pig's head, the TVBS cable news network reported, in apparent homage to an outfit made of raw meat that Lady Gaga wore to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.

'My father is a butcher. I try to link Lady Gaga's creativity with my family's business,' he said. -- AFP

International pop diva Lady Gaga poses as she leaves a yoga studio in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, July 2, 2011. Gaga is in Taiwan for five days on a promotional tour for her new album 'Born This Way'. -- PHOTO: AP

Fans pose for media as they wait for international pop diva Lady Gaga to arrive at her hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, July 1, 2011. Lady Gaga slipped into the hotel unbeknownst to the waiting crowd of fans. -- PHOTO: AP

Fans of international pop sensation Lady Gaga dresses in costume during 'Lady Gaga Day' parade before her evening mini concert in Taichung, Taiwan, Sunday, July 3, 2011. -- PHOTO: AP