Actresses Lupita Nyong’o and Laverne Cox, fashion designer Sarah Burton, U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power and Chelsea Clinton were among those awarded Women of the Year awards by Glamour magazine.
The awards were presented in a star-studded ceremony Monday evening at Carnegie Hall.
Hillary Clinton joined daughter Chelsea for her first evening out since the birth of daughter Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky on Sept. 26.
Nyong’o, whose mother offered congratulations on a pre-taped video, won a supporting-actress Oscar for her performance in “Twelve Years a Slave,” capping her swift rise to the top rungs of Hollywood and the fashion world. She was also named a new face of Lancome and appeared on the cover of People magazine’s Most Beautiful issue. She will be appearing in the new “Star Wars” movie.
“The truth is, I don’t really know what’s next,” Nyong’o said, through tears. “Though what has happened to me so far is incredible, I am still a work in progress and I hope to always be.”
Cox, from “Orange Is the New Black,” was the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy Award. In a press release, Glamour called her “the face of one of the biggest equality stories of 2014.”
“I love being a woman, and I am so honored to be the vessel tonight for what I believe is this inevitable historic moment where the womanhood of transgender women is not in question,” Cox said.
Robin Roberts, the “Good Morning America” host who has survived breast cancer and a public struggle with myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare blood and bone marrow disease, was also cited for her success and influence in broadcasting.
Information from KMOV.com and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
