‘Glamour’ Women of the Year List Honors Simone Biles, Zendaya and the Women of #BlackLivesMatter

• Tweet
• Pin It

Glamour has released their annual Women of the Year list and Simone Biles, Zendaya and the women who co-founded #BlackLivesMatter were all honored.

The list has been going for 27 years strong, choosing to spotlight women who inspire “women from across the worlds of fashion, politics, entertainment, sports, and activism- which makes it easy to see why these ladies made the cut.

Simone Biles was America’s sweetheart during the 2016 Olympics, where she cemented her status as one of the greatest athletes in the world; Zendaya keeps herself busy by speaking out on social issues in-between all of her acting and singing gigs; and Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi, aka the women of #BlackLivesMatter, helped spark a social movement that brings light to racial injustice suffered all across America.

Simone Biles

If you watched the summer 2016 Olympics, then you know why @simonebiles is a Glamour Woman of the Year. Already entering the games as the most decorated U.S. gymnast in history, Biles went on to win 5 more medals. But her athleticism isn’t the only thing that makes her a tough powerhouse—her mental strength under immense pressure is equally as impressive. “I’d rather regret the risk that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” #GlamourWOTY #shattertheceiling (📸: @markseliger)

A photo posted by Glamour Magazine (@glamourmag) on Nov 1, 2016 at 5:30am PDT

In her Women of the Year interview, Simone told Glamour that the secret to overcoming the pressure that comes with each performance is remembering to have some fun with it. “We’re out there for less than 10 minutes, and you prepare your whole life for this,” she told the mag. “I knew the expectations were there, but I can only control what I do, not what anyone else wants me to do. You just have to go out and have fun with it.”

Zendaya

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the person who should be beholding that beauty is you,” says @Zendaya, Glamour Woman of the Year and a leader in accepting one’s self-image. Zendaya’s been a champion for change—from raising $50,000 to combat HIV/AIDS to calling out racism that’s still prevalent in today’s society. We’re thrilled to honor her at this year’s #GlamourWOTY on November 14. #shattertheceiling (📸: @victordemarchelier)

A photo posted by Glamour Magazine (@glamourmag) on Nov 1, 2016 at 7:23am PDT

19-year-old Zendaya is determined to use her success to bring attention to important social issues, including bullying and gender inequality. “[Acting] has been my passion,” she told Glamour. “But as I’ve started to understand the power and influence I have, I’ve realized it’s really this avenue for me to do bigger, more meaningful things. For me to help somebody.”

#BlackLivesMatter

Meet the Glamour Women of the Year that made #BlackLivesMatter one of biggest movements in 2016. @chasinggarza, @opalayo, and @love_cullors co-founded @blklivesmatter three years ago and have transformed the way Americans think and talk about race. And through its many chapters, Black Lives Matter groups have also taken on inequality, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. We’d like to thank these strong women and their supporters for giving a voice to today’s most prevalent human rights struggles. #GlamourWOTY #shattertheceiling (📸: @gigilaub)

A photo posted by Glamour Magazine (@glamourmag) on Nov 1, 2016 at 7:04am PDT

Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Cullors were so moved by the the surge of unjust police killings targeted toward black Americans that has infiltrated the news over the past few years that they were inspired to do more than just share the news over social media. “We wanted to connect people who were already buzzing about all this stuff and get them to do something, not just retweet or like or share. We thought, How do we get folks together and take that energy and create something awesome?” co-founder Alicia Garza told the magazine about the inspiration behind the movement.

Here’s how to join us at #GlamourWOTY‘s live summit in Los Angeles: https://t.co/AJW79tScbh pic.twitter.com/KxzsJsr5EH

— Glamour (@glamourmag) November 1, 2016

Take a look at all of Glamour‘s Women of the Year over at their website!

Photo Credit: Simone Biles/Instagram

• Tweet
• Pin It