Charlize Theron accepts Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award

Before Charlize Theron could pick up her Woman of the Year award, she had to prove she was worthy.

That meant dancing to disco music, striking modeling poses and wooing someone wearing an elephant suit and a pink sparkly bra _ all to delight of the cast members of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard University, the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe. The South Africa-born actress' efforts landed her a gold-colored pudding pot.

"I hope you all know I'm a high school dropout. I just thought I'd be clean with you guys," Theron said Thursday.

Actor Christopher Walken is to receive the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award on Feb. …