The reality TV star/real estate mogul says the Miss Universe pageant helped launch Lady Gaga to stardom. 

"I own the Miss Universe pageant," he writes in his new book, "Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again." "About four years ago, during what you call half-time, we always have an entertainer. We've had a lot of great people, and you don't pay them anything because it's one of the biggest audiences and my people told me, 'Nobody knows who she is, but there's this woman with good talent named Lady Gaga.'

"I said, 'I don't care ... if you like her, put her on.' So we put her on