Catherine Zeta Jones and the Glamour Women of the Year Awards!

Posted by fjgirls in November 11th, 2009

The annual Women of the Year Awards pay tribute to women who have made major contributions to entertainment, business, sport, fashion, science and politics. It is published by Glamour Magazine for the past 20 years and sponsored by L’Oreal. Catherine Zeta Jones was one of the presenters at the event

Nov 9 2009. Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones speaks onstage at the The 2009 Women of the Year hosted by Glamour Magazine at Carnegie Hall on November 9, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Glamour Magazine)

The Women of the Year Award List:

Michelle Obama received an award of special recognition for bringing the importance of mentoring to the forefront. Designer Stella McCartney was praised for her designs and also as a life-long vegetarian and animal rights activist who refuses to work with leather or fur, instead using man-made materials.

Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of The Year Honor Awards held at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York on November 9, 2009. Serena Williams Fame Pictures, Inc

Tennis champion Serena Williams was honored for using her Serena Williams Foundation to give grants to U.S. college students and recently opening a secondary school in Kenya.

Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were honored after making headlines earlier this year when they were arrested and imprisoned while reporting on the plight of North Korean women who cross into China to escape starvation.

Also among the honorees were writer, educator and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, pediatrician Jane Aronson, and Marissa Mayer, who helped make Google the number-one search engine.

Comedian Amy Poehler cited as an inspiration for young girls also made the list,

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