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Foundation News 2014
Antonia Salmon-Earle has completed her International Pastry Diploma at Westminster Kingsway College thanks to a grant from the Women of the Year Foundation. Our initial news story about her grant is o...
Read full articleNew sponsors
Women of the Year has secured sponsorship from furniture retailer DFS and global financial services group, Prudential. Alongside current sponsors, Barclays, ITV’s Lorraine and Good Hou...
Read full articleSue Townsend
We were saddened by news novelist Sue Townsend, died last week (Thursday 10 April) at the age of 68. Sue was honoured in 2003 at the 48th annual Women of the Year Lunch & Awards with a ...
Read full articleChair: Jane Luca
The Chair for Women of the Year is Jane Luca. Jane Luca is Controller of External Affairs at ITV and has over 30 years’ experience in broadcasting. Her career has spanned Drama Production, Corporat...
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Aspiring pastry chef Antonia Salmon-Earle has been awarded a grant from the Women of the Year Foundation. Having recently ...
Read full articleLorraine’s finalists
The three nominees for the ITV’s Lorraine Inspirational Women of the Year Award were revealed on the show this week. Viewers can vote for the winner from today (Thursday 10 October). For more inform...
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Winner’s blog: Zoe
Zoe Newson, 21, has represented Great Britain since 2008 when she entered her first International Paralympic Committee (IPC) competition. As the youngest member of the Paralympics GB Powerlifting team...
Read full articleWinner’s blog: Shara
Shara Brice won the Women of the Year “You Can” Award in 2010. Shara, alongside her team, was recognised as having created one of the UK’s most ethnically diverse and effective youth programmes ...
Read full articleWinner’s blog: Becky
Great Britain's most successful ever swimmer, Becky Adlington, announced her retirement from international competition in February 2013, and immediately set out her vision for her legacy, which she se...
Read full articleWinner’s blog: Camila
Camila Batmanghelidjh is the founder of two children’s charities – The Place 2 Be and Kids Company, where she currently works with some of the most traumatised young people living in London. Camil...
Read full articleJudging Panel 2013
At the Women of the Year Lunch, in addition to 400 inspirational women from all walks of life, who are invited to attend as recognition of their work and incredible achievements that year, a number of...
Read full articleITV’s Lorraine
On Tuesday 3 September the search for ITV’s Lorraine Inspirational Woman of the Year will begin. TV presenter Lorraine Kelly will be joined by Coronation Street actress Jennie McAlpine to l...
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