VIDEO: Bette Midler Speaks (And Sings!) At Variety 'Power Of Women' Event

The Divine Miss M, Bette Midler, appeared this week at Variety's Power of Women event, where she was honored for her work with the New York Restoration Society.

After delivering a few bars of the showbiz classic, There's No Business Like Show Business, Midler launched into a rousing and entertaining speech about her career in the entertainment industry, her unwavering belief in the power of women, and lifelong passion for environmental rehabilitation. See her full remarks below!

Midler founded NYRS in 1995, and has since worked tirelessly in neglected neighborhoods throughout New York City, improving conditions through restoration, trash removal, and rehabilitation and beautification initiatives across the five boroughs.

To date, the organization has added over 1 million miles of green space to the city, including 80 acres of New York City Parks, in addition to planting 1 million trees and removing over 5 million pounds of trash.

Her work has not only improved the optical environment of the city, but has also positively affected crime rates in neighborhoods throughout New York.

Midler most recently appeared on Broadway in the revival of Hello, Dolly! for which she won a Tony Award. Previously, she appeared in I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers in 2013. She made her Broadway debut in Fiddler on the Roof in 1964.

Her record debut, "The Divine Miss M," earned her a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. In 1979, Bette made her film debut in portraying a doomed and self destructive rock & roll singer in The Rose, for which she earned the Golden Globe for Best Actress, Academy Award nomination, and Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal performance.

In 1988 Bette starred in Beaches, and received her third Grammy Award, Record of the Year, for the film's title song, "Wind Beneath My Wings." Midler garnered her second Best Actress Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for Mark Rydell's For The Boys.

Additional film credits include: Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Big Business, Scene's From a Mall, Hocus Pocus, The First Wives Club, The Stepford Wives, Then She Found Me and The Women.