The Glamour Women of the Year Awards celebrate the extraordinary women who have defined the last 12 months (and beyond) – the trailblazers, activists, visionaries and status quo-shifters who have made the world a little bit better and brighter for women.
The class of 2025 took to 180 Studios in central London this evening to collect their awards, with the evening sponsored by Simple as Supporting Partner, Nobu Portman Square as Official Hotels Partner, Cupra as Official Automotive Partner and Parfum de Marly, Foundation FM and Tinder also as Supporting Partners.
This year marks Glamour's Head of Editorial Content, Kemi Alemoru's, first WOTY. “Glamour is a place where we understand women are not a monolith,” Kemi said as she took to the stage to co-present the evening with BBC Radio 1's Vick Hope. “And we don’t buy that our safety and security comes at the hands of intimidating or degrading the LGBTQ+ community, migrants, people of colour, or disabled people. Their rights are our rights. Their safety ours…and feminism that doesn’t include them isn’t feminism at all.”
Scroll down for the full list of winners of the Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2025…
The Hollywood icon has always made bold choices on and off screen—and continues to shape her own story.
Demi Moore
A global Woman of the Year, Demi Moore was interviewed by fellow actor Margaret Qualley, with whom she starred in last year's epic body horror flick The Substance. Moore sprung onto the scene in the ‘80s with breakout roles in iconic films like St. Elmo’s Fire and The Seventh Sign. By 1995, she was the highest paid female actor in the world thanks to roles in films like Striptease and Ghost.
“With everything I’ve been through, which has been a lot, I wouldn’t trade where I am today. And the thing that I feel like I have today that I certainly didn’t have when I was younger was the freedom to know that I don’t have to have the answer and that life is not going to be completely stolen from me if I somehow don’t know," she said, speaking to Glamour.
“It’s not over until you decide it’s over,” she later added. “And it may change and it may look different, but it’s there if you want to keep striving for it. But you have to want it. And sometimes I think we have to step back to re-engage.”
Talented, cool, and always dressed to kill, the South African superstar—one of Glamour’s 2025 Women of the Year—embodies the look and sound of a new generation.
Tyla
A joint Glamour UK and US Woman of the Year, South African superstar Tyla was interviewed by Glamour UK's Head of Editorial Content Kemi Alemoru to discuss her meteoric rise to fame. And meteoric is the only the word for it. Her self-titled debut album has been streamed over 2 billion times since its release last year. Meanwhile, this summer, she gave legendary performances at Coachella and All Points Each. And now, she's one of our Women of the Year.
“I’d rather fail and know, then wonder for the rest of my life. And it worked," Tyla said on stage after collecting her award from Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
Since their creation more than two and a half decades ago, the Sugababes have been a fundamental pillar of the British music scene. Now, with the three original babes back in the driving seat, they’re enjoying a renaissance to rival Oasis. As Glamour honour Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan as Women of the Year 2025, they share how, this time around, they're in charge of their destiny.
Sugababes
Since their creation more than two and a half decades ago, the Sugababes have been a fundamental pillar of the British music scene. Now, with Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan back in the driving seat, they're in charge of their destiny this time around. At the Women of the Year Awards, the Babes took to the stage to perform a medley of some of their greatest hits – Overload, Push The Button and Too Lost In You.
During their acceptance speech, Keisha made a powerful statement on what sisterhood meant to them. “Sisterhood is power. It’s resilience. It’s not perfection. It’s love,” she said. “It’s sometimes controversial — but it’s forgiveness, it’s lessons, and it’s growth. It’s holding space for each other, even on the days we don’t show up as our best selves. It’s knowing that when one of us shines, all of us shine.”
As model, actor, activist and entrepreneur Adwoa Aboah is honoured as a Glamour Woman of the Year 2025, she sits down with her friend, fellow model and actor Cara Delevingne to discuss sisterhood, their shared modelling experiences and what she’s learned from becoming a mother.
Adwoa Aboah
Model, actor, activist and entrepreneur Adwoa Aboah is a true trailblazer. As a model, her achievements are many, including a 2017 appearance on the cover of British Vogue and the title of Model of the Year for models.com. She’s also modelled for Boss, Fendi, De Beers, & Other Stories and Burberry. Since 2022, she has also served as Global Brand Ambassador for Jo Malone London. You may have also sported Aboah on the small screen, starring as Becks in season 4 and 5 of Top Boy or as Lia in Ghost in the Shell.
Ten years ago, Aboah launched Gurls Talk, a community-led non-profit organisation designed to encourage open discussion about mental health amongst young women. The Gurls Talk Podcast followed soon after.
Ahead of this year's Glamour Women of the Year Awards, she sat down with her friend, fellow model and actor Cara Delevingne to discuss sisterhood, their shared modelling experiences and what she’s learned from becoming a mother.
“I feel like a more elevated version of myself,” she reflected. “It’s mellowed me out in a way I didn’t even think was possible for someone so highly strung. It puts everything into a new perspective. Obviously your responsibilities shift so massively – putting your time into things means something different; being away from home essentially means being away from your child. Everything has to be prioritised in a different way. But I feel a new sense of joy for things I probably would’ve looked past, because now I’m seeing them through her experiences.”
As she is honoured as a 2025 Glamour Woman of the Year in the UK and the US, the Snow White and Evita star sits down with her friend, former costar, and legendary actor Helen Mirren.
Rachel Zegler
She started the year as a Disney princess and ended it as the West End front woman du jour playing one of history’s most divisive characters, Eva Perón. It's safe to say it's been Rachel Zegler's year. As part of her Glamour cover interview, she sat down with her friend, former costar, and legendary actor Helen Mirren to discuss Snow White, Evita and the importance of women supporting women in the workplace.
It's a theme that Zegler continued to reflect on during her acceptance speech, citing mentors like Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Viola Davis, Jenifer Lewis and Nicole Kidman — the “women who have championed other women effortlessly throughout their careers,” as she put it.
“These are my pioneers — the women who made me who I am not only as a performer, but also as a person merely existing in the world,” she said. “I love them all so very much, and wouldn’t be standing here today without their love, guidance, and encouragement.”
The England goalkeeper, who saved the Lionesses from defeat to become crowned European Champions in July, speaks to Glamour’s Lucy Morgan about resilience, creating change and proving people wrong
Hannah Hampton
The England goalkeeper, who saved the Lionesses from defeat to become crowned European Champions in July, was honoured as our sportswoman of the moment. At just 24 years old, Hampton has already achieved more than many professional footballers achieve in a lifetime, including being named the world's best female goalkeeper at the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony.
Since the Lionesses’ first Euros win back in 2022, the number of women’s and girls’ football teams has doubled (per Football Beyond Borders) – and Hampton has been a passionate advocate for continuing the trend. “We know where we want to get the women’s game,” she said to Glamour. “We know we want to encourage more and more girls to take part in the sport and not be afraid, looked down on or talked about negatively in schools or in the playground.”
As trans rights face increasing threat in the UK, Glamour honours nine of the community's most ground-breaking voices at this year's Women of the Year Awards. From fashion and music to charity and activism work, these trailblazers work tirelessly to empower, uplift and celebrate trans voices.
The Dolls
As trans rights face increasing threat in the UK, Glamour honours nine of the community's most ground-breaking voices at this year's Women of the Year Awards. From fashion and music to charity and activism work, these trailblazers work tirelessly to empower, uplift and celebrate trans voices. Amongst the honourees were model and activist Dani St James, who is also chief exec of Not A Phase, a charity for trans adults, and model and author Monroe Bergdorf. The pair took to the stage along with the rest of the dolls to accept the award.
“As anti-trans sentiment grows around the world, especially here in the UK, it’s heartening and encouraging to see passive allyship evolve into active advocacy,” St James said in her speech, before Bergdorf asked trans allies to continue speaking up: “Whenever you see it, regardless of who it is happening to, be that protector, be that person. We keep each other safe. We protect each other.”
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