Emilia Clarke and Jenna Ortega are among the winners at this year’s Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2023.Stars including Sex In The City actress Kim Cattrall, Oscar-winner Olivia Colman and King Kong’s Naomi Watts presented awards at the luxury fashion magazine’s annual ceremony, which took place at Claridge’s Hotel in London.Clarke, 37, received the actress award for her extensive film and TV career, while American actress Ortega, 21, was awarded the breakthrough gong for her role in the hit Netflix series Wednesday.England and Arsenal footballer Alessia Russo, who scored a goal for the Lionesses during the semi-finals of the World Cup this year, was gifted the sportsperson gong.Speaking to the PA news agency she said: “I’m just a football player but this, I guess, comes with the job now.“But it’s amazing, for women’s football, to see how far it’s grown and where the game is today and how we’re pushing it forward.”She added: “If we’re inspiring the next generation we’re doing the right thing.”
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00:00 For all of us there are women in our lives that have spent their time supporting and
00:18 inspiring us and so yeah it's just, it meant so much to me when I was growing up so yeah
00:25 I'm very grateful to be here.
00:27 It's amazing for women's football to see how far it's grown and where the game is today
00:31 and how we're pushing it forward.
00:32 I didn't even know that they did awards for being an activist.
00:37 I'm shocked and very very privileged.
00:42 I feel very lucky to be here.
00:44 It's beautiful to create those kinds of events because I think the women who have the courage
00:52 to be themselves like the women who are being celebrated tonight and they just share that
00:59 power with the young girls, with the women reading them, listening to them so I think
01:04 it's a beautiful gesture to do this celebration and I've always been inspired by women so
01:10 I know how strong the inspiration can be.
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