While Perry may have taken style cues from Von Teese, she doesn't want to be confused with colorful contemporaries like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Fergie.
"We're all unique. That's why we all win and we all can exist," she explains. "People don't want just vanilla. They want 31 flavors. I couldn't do what Rihanna does. I couldn't do what Gaga does. They can't do what I do."