NEW YORK, Nov. 10 NY-Glamour-Women
Women of the Year Fund Initiative Given in Honor of Nujood Ali and Shada Nasser
L'Oreal Paris Title Sponsor of Awards Ceremony at Carnegie Hall
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Glamour magazine announces its annual Women of the Year tribute with 10 extraordinary and inspirational winners who have made unprecedented contributions to the worlds of entertainment, business, sports, fashion, science and politics. The Glamour Women of the Year Fund initiative will honor Nujood Ali and Shada Nasser. L'Oreal Paris is the title sponsor of the celebration at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
The 2008 Women of the Year are profiled in the December issue of Glamour, on newsstands November 11, with a stunning photo portfolio by renowned photographers, including Norman Jean Roy. The awards ceremony will be held Monday, November 10, with a star-studded list of presenters and a special performance by recording artist Fergie.
Each year honorees are nominated by Glamour's Women of the Year Advisory Board, which is made up of past honorees ranging from Diane von Furstenberg to Nora Ephron to Queen Latifah. Glamour's 2008 Women of the Year are:
- Nujood Ali and Shada Nasser -- With the help of human rights lawyer Shada Nasser, 10-year old Yemeni child bride Nujood Ali took the stand against her husband in court, and was granted a historic divorce. Together Nasser and Ali are committed to saving other little girls from early marriage.
- Tyra Banks -- One of television's fiercest female-power icons, Banks promotes diverse beauty and realistic body images on her shows. Her charity, the TZONE Foundation, funds organizations that encourage and support young women.
- Hillary Clinton -- This year the New York Senator, already the first First Lady of the United States elected to major public office and the first woman elected independently statewide in New York State, became one of the first female candidates for President of the United States, earning 18-million votes. In addition to inspiring generations of women and girls with her presidential run, she continues to advocate for improved health care and opportunities for women and children.
- Maureen Chiquet -- As global CEO of the Chanel brand--and one of the few female CEO's of a major international corporation--Chiquet has pushed the company to new heights by extending the Chanel legacy.
- Jane Goodall (Lifetime Achievement) -- Revolutionary primatologist, Goodall has devoted her life to bridging the human and animal worlds starting with the groundbreaking chimpanzee behavioral research she began nearly 50 years ago, which continues today. Through the global Institute that bears her name, she has established community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa. A UN Messenger of Peace, Goodall also created Roots & Shoots, an international humanitarian and environmental youth program.
- Nicole Kidman -- The Oscar-winning actress is using her star power as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, where she is dedicated to raising awareness about violence against women, a human rights issue that affects as many as one in three women and girls worldwide.
- Nobel Women's Initiative -- The NWI is made up of six of the seven living female Nobel Peace Prize laureates: Shirin Ebadi, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Wangari Maathai, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Betty Williams and Jody Williams. Since 2006 these women have been using their clout with world leaders to get them to take a stand against violence and to work for peace and human rights for all people -- especially women and children.
- Condoleezza Rice -- As U.S. Secretary of State, Rice has championed the rights and health of women around the world, and put women's issues on the front burner of U.S. foreign policy. In 2008 she announced The One Woman Initiative, a $100 million effort to empower women in Muslim countries.
- Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh -- These women have game. The beach volleyball duo have dominated the sport as the only beach volleyball players in history to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals--which they did without losing a single set.
- Kara Walker -- A world-renowned artist, Walker wrestles with this country's legacy of slavery in her provocative black paper silhouettes that have been seen in museums around the world.
Glamour's Women of the Year has had an impact on politics and society that literally saves lives.
Glamour continues to support the Women of the Year Fund initiative, which translates the message of the event into action. The magazine's 12 million readers can contribute to charities supported by the Women of the Year Fund--and see the impact their activism has. Readers can donate at glamour.com/woty and watch their contributions make a difference in the pages of
Glamour, which will follow the progress of the recipients.
About L'Oreal Paris
The L'Oreal Paris Brand Division of L'Oreal USA, Inc. is a total beauty care company that combines the latest in technology with the highest in quality for the ultimate in luxury beauty at mass. The L'Oreal Paris brand encompasses the four major beauty categories -- haircolor, haircare, skincare and cosmetics -- and includes such well-known brands as Preference, Excellence and Natural Match haircolors; VIVE Pro, Studio Line, and L'Oreal Kids haircare; Dermo-Expertise skincare, including Advanced Revitalift, Age Perfect, Skin Genesis, Sublime Bronze and Men's Expert; Colour Riche, True Match and Bare Naturale cosmetics collections, a portfolio of mascara including Voluminous, Double Extend and Telescopic among many others, and the HIP High Intensity Pigments line.
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