Glamour’s Women of the Year 2024: Everything You Missed at This Year’s Show

Another year, another successful Women of the Year event in the books.

We celebrated our 2024 Women of the Year (WOTY) honorees—who this year include Suni Lee, Taraji P. Henson, and global honorees Serena Williams and Pamela Anderson—with a swanky celebration at The Paradise Lounge at The Edition Hotel in Times Square on October 8.

Here’s everything you missed from inside the party:

The Red Carpet:

The event kicked off in style with a red carpet, which was live streamed right here on Glamour.com; the carpet was a high-fashion affair hosted by 2023 WOTY Brooke Shields and her eldest daughter, Rowan Francis Henchy.

The Honorees and Guests:

As mentioned, Glamour’s 2024 Women of the Year included: Olympian Suni Lee; actor and entrepreneur Taraji P. Henson; actor and producer Sydney Sweeney; and abortion activists Hadley Duvall and Kaitlyn Joshua. This year, Glamour also honored the moms of some of the biggest stars in the world, including Tina Knowles (mom of Beyoncé, Solange Knowles, and “bonus daughter Kelly Rowland), Donna Kelce (mom of Travis and Jason Kelce), Mandy Teefey (mom of Selena Gomez and Gracie Teefey), and Maggie Baird (mom of Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell). Allyson Felix is the winner of Glamour‘s 2024 Face of Change Award, presented by #SmartTox. Our Global WOTY honorees this year were Pamela Anderson and Serena Williams.

And those are just the guests of honor! Also in attendance were presenters Demi Lovato, Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Sophia Bush, and Kelly Rowland, as well as notable guests like CNN’s Abby Phillip, political staffer Huma Abedin, and socialite Jordyn Woods. The New York Housewives—new and old—were also represented by Bethany Frankel, Brynn Whitfield, and Ubah Hassan.

The Show:

Before the show, guests enjoyed cocktails at the #SmartTox bar and terrace, hosted by Xeomin, a Women of the Year presenting sponsor. VIP guests mingled at the #SmartTox lounge and terrace, and were Pure Celebration (sparkling rosé) and Pure Inspiration spicy margaritas.

The Batala Drumline got the party started with an electric performance, followed by an upbeat freestyle from the Tony-nominated group Freestyle+. They were followed up a bit later by a stripped-back rendition of an unreleased ballad by Kelsea Ballerini, who performed at Women of the Year with support from Pantene, and she wrapped up with a cover of Bill Withers’s “Lean on Me.”

It was during Ballerini’s performance that a special guest—Beyoncé herself—arrived at the show.

Demi Lovato presented the Face of Change Award, presented by #SmartTox, to Allyson Felix, while Sophia Bush introduced abortion activists Hadley Duvall and Kaitlyn Joshua. Brooke Shields and Rowan Francis Henchy returned to bring Donna Kelce, Tina Knowles, and Maggie Baird to the stage.

Everyone at Glamour would like to extend a very special thank-you to our sponsors. Without them, Women of the Year would not be possible.

Presenting sponsor: Xeomin

Supporting sponsor: Harris Walz

Special thanks to: Pantene | Overland Entertainment | Paradise Club | State Farm | Times Square Edition

Special thanks to our gift-bag contributors: Act + Acre | Aloha Collection | Billie Eilish Fragrances | Charlotte Tilbury | Neocutis | Sonsie