Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards are officially back for 2025, and this year, it’s all about sisterhood. We’re gathering an array of Hollywood stars, musicians, activists, and communities to celebrate the trail-blazing women who have shaped the culture this year with their passion, creativity, and bravery.
Taking place on Thursday, 30th October at 180 The Strand, the Glamour Women of the Year Awards will shine a light on the importance of celebrating sisterhood and solidarity during a particularly fraught year for women’s rights.
Speaking about her first Glamour Women of the Year Awards as Head of Editorial Content, Kemi Alemoru said: “This year, WOTY is all about sisterhood. It’s a year of firsts: the first time we’ve had a theme for the event, our first as a globalised brand, and also my first curation as the new Head of Editorial Content at the magazine. I’m so excited to invite you all to witness the new vision we’re shaping together — one that is unapologetic in championing collectives, making space for collaborators who have been integral to each other’s incredible journeys, passing the megaphone to marginalised voices, and, above all, creating a space of hope, unity, and community in a divisive landscape.”
Vick Hope, the legendary TV and radio presenter, journalist, and author, will be hosting the illustrious awards ceremony in central London. And for the first time we have Ayamé Ponder as our Simple red carpet host and Deba Hekmat as our roving reporter sparking connections with our guests in the party for Tinder. Yep, this is gonna be good.
Kemi continues: “From music powered by our chart-topping honourees and music and nightlife curators – including the women-led radio station Foundation FM and Pxssy Palace, who soundtrack festivals and dancefloors across the UK – to a new award customised by rising muralist Zoe Power, it’s an honour to create a space that exhibits the work of such passionate, talented, camp, and multifaceted women from different walks of life who make Britain so interesting.”
None of this would be possible without our Supporting Partners, Simple and Tinder, as well as Nobu Portman Square as our Official Hotels Partner, Cupra as our Official Car Partner, and Parfums de Marly who we are thrilled to welcome into the Glamour WOTY family.
Last year’s winners included the likes of Bridgerton star Simone Ashley, who used her acceptance speech to call out everyday sexism; The Little Mermaid actor Chloë Bailey, who spoke about the importance of uplifting the next generation of women; and Hollywood royalty Pamela Anderson, who powerfully said in her Glamour interview, “It’s important, no matter where you are in your beauty journey, to accept yourself as you are.”
We also honoured Jodie-Turner Smith for her trailblazing on-screen performances, Jameela Jamil for her tireless activism against harmful body standards, Serena Williams for her investment in Black-owned businesses, Keely Hodgkinson for her gold-medal performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Say Now for taking over the mantle as the UK’s best girlband, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers for her performance in Romeo & Juliet, and Cally Jane Beech, who shared her story of image-based abuse as part of GLAMOUR’s successful campaign to criminalise non-consensual deepfake pornography.
You can follow all the action from Glamour‘s Women of the Year Awards, including all the looks from the red carpet and – of course – the big winners from the night, here and on Glamour‘s social channels on Thursday, 30th October:
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