Glamour Women of the Year: Beyoncé Teared Up Watching Her Mom Accept Her Award

“Grit is bad for your skin but it’s good for your soul,” she joked.

Allyson Felix, an Olympic sprinter, was honored for her advocacy for women in sports and maternal health, and used her time to honor her US Track and Field teammate, Tori Bowie, who died last year at age 32 from a complication during childbirth.

“We have to continue to do this work, we have to continue to push for policy change because it is simply unacceptable,” she said.

Pamela Anderson, honored as a Global Glamour Woman of the Year, said her best advice was to not give up on your goals, even they take decades to come to fruition.

“I just want to tell everyone to follow your dreams, because your dreams are looking for you too,” she said.

Speaking on some of the sexism she experienced in the industry, Woman of the Year Taraji P. Henson encouraged the crowd to push past it, to seize their power and use their voice.

“I didn’t compare myself, I didn’t get frustrated…because I knew I would get my moment and I knew I was going to keep it,” the actor said. “Because here we are more than 30 years later and here I am.”

This year Glamour honored two reproductive rights advocates—Kaitlyn Joshua and Hadley Duvall—who said while it has been hard at times, they are making real strides to restore abortion rights for all.

“We are changing the conversation,” said Joshua, continuing, “We are shifting the narrative by centering women.”

Rounding out the mother-daughter theme, Brooke Shields, herself a 2023 Glamour Woman of the Year, hosted the red carpet with her daughter, Rowan Henchy. Model Jordyn Woods also brought her mom to the event.

TL;DR: We love moms! Moms are the best.