Missy Elliott Accepts Video Vanguard Award at MTV VMAs 2019 - Watch!

Missy Elliott is accepting the night’s big award!

The 48-year-old music icon accepted the Video Vanguard Award at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards on Monday night (August 26) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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“I promised I wouldn’t cry…I have worked diligently for over two decades,” she told the crowd.

“I never thought that I would be standing up here receiving this award. It means so much to me. I promise it don’t go unnoticed – the support and love that y’all have shown me over the years,” she said.

She also shouted out artists that inspired her work, including Busta Rhymes, Peter Gabriel and Madonna.

Watch her acceptance speech inside…