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>>> TONIGHT IS THE 27th ANNUAL
"GLAMOUR" WOMEN OF THE YEAR
AWARDS.
AWARDS. CELEBRATING A DIVERSE AND
POWERFUL GROUP OF FEMALE
INNOVATORS.
INNOVATORS.
CINDY LEVEE IS "GLAMOURS" EDITOR IN CHIEF.GLAMOURS"
EDITOR IN CHIEF. AND SHES ALONG WITH GIGI HADID.
ITS GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT.
YOU HAVE A BIG EVENT TONIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
GIGI, WHEN YOU FOUND OUT YOU WERE GOING TO BE ONE OF GM GM
"GLAMOURS" WOMEN OF THE YEAR
AND THE COMPANY YOURE IN, WHAT
WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND?
>> I HEARD SO MANY GOOD THINGS
ABOUT THE EVENT.
AND EVERY YEAR, PEOPLE SHOW UP
JUST TO HEAR WHAT THE WOMEN HAVE TO SAY. HEAR WHAT THE WOMEN HAVE
TO SAY.
AND ITS ALWAYS SUCH A POWERFUL AND EMOTIONAL NIGHT.A POWERFUL
AND EMOTIONAL NIGHT. IM SO EXCITED.
ITS SUCH AN HONOR.
ITS KIND OF CRAZY.
IM STILL KIND OF SURPRISED.
>> YOU DESERVE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CINDY, YOU CHOSE GIGI NOT
JUST BECAUSE SHES A BEAUTIFUL
COVER MODEL. BUT BECAUSE SHES SO MUCH MORE.
>> EVERYBODY KNOWS HER AS A
SUPERMODEL.
SUPERMODEL.
YOU HAVE 37 MILLION -- PROBABLY
UP TO 38 MILLION FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAMMILLION FOLLOWERS ON
INSTAGRAM INSTAGRAM.
INSTAGRAM. BUT WHAT IMPRESSES ME, IS SHE
HAS A RESUME AS A BUSINESSWOMAN
AS LONG AS YOUR ARM.
COLLABORATIONS WITH STUART
WEITZMAN AND MAYBE LEAN AND
TOMMY HILFIGER.
TOMMY HILFIGER. AND EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED WITH
GIGI, SAYS SHE WORKS SO HARD.
THE FIRST TO SHOW UP.
THATS A GREAT MESSAGE FOR ANY
WOMAN WHO WANTS TO ACHIEVE
ANYTHING IN ANY FIELD.
>> THATS YOUR MOM WHO GAVE YOU
THAT ADVICE.
THAT ADVICE. WHEN YOU STARTED GOING TO WORK.
SHE SAID, BE THE HARDEST WORKER
THERE.
THERE.
>> YEAH.
IF YOURE NOT THE PRETTIEST, THE
MOST HARDWORKING, THERES SOMEONE, MORE PRETTY, NICER,
MORE HARD WORKING IN THE FASHION
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY.
SHE ALWAYS TOLD ME TO JUST BRING
MY ALL.
AND YOU CAN LEAVE OTHER THINGS AT HOME IN ORDER TO, YOU KNOW,
BE THERE FULLY FOR THE DAY.
AND SHOW UP.
YEAH.
YEAH.
>> YOU HAVE 37 MILLION INSTAGRAM
FOLLOWERS.
OBVIOUSLY, WELL BE TAKING A
SELFIE AFTER THIS.
THAT GIVES YOU A PLATFORM.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU? YOU KNOW, YOU COULD JUST BE
PROMOTING YOURSELF OR YOUR
PRODUCTS.
PRODUCTS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WANT TO SPEAK
OUT.
AND HAVE A REAL VOICE.
>> YEAH.
I THINK THAT ITS EASIEST TO
SPEAK OUT WHEN IT COMES FROM A
PLACE THATS GENUINE AND SOMETHING -- ITS SOMETHING THAT
CHANGES FOR ME THROUGH MY LIFE
OF WHATS IMPORTANT TO ME AT THE
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
I THINK SOMETHING THATS BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THISN
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THIS YEAR, AND SOMETHING THAT WILL
SPEAK ABOUT TONIGHT, IS JUST --
ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, ITS COME
IN WITH MY COLLABORATIONS, WITH
REEBOK, IM THE FACE OF REEBOK.
AND THE PERFECT NEVER CAMPAIGN.
SOMEONE IN MY INDUSTRY, MIGHT BE
LOOKED AT AS PERFECT.
BUT ITS A HUGE IMPORTANCE TO
KNOW TO LET LITTLE GIRLS KNOW
THAT BECAUSE OF THIS AWARD, I
DONT CAKEWAKE UP AND FEEL LIKE
WOMEN OF THE YEAR EVERY MORNING.
AND YOU HAVE FIND THE THINGS
THAT MAKE YOU FEEL MORE POWERFUL
IN YOURSELF, LOOK UP TO WOMEN
WHO INSPIRE YOU FOR DIFFERENT
REASONS.
REASONS.
WHETHER ITS GOING ON A WALK AT 5:00 A.M. TO GET INSPIRATION, OR
DONATE YOUR TIME TO CHARITY.
WHATEVER THAT IS.
WE HAVE TO FIND THE POWER EVERY
DAY.
DAY.
>> THIS IS AN END OF AN ERA FOR
YOU, AS WELL.
YOURE LEAVING GLAMOUR.
YOU WERE EDITOR IN CHIEF FOR 14 YEARS?RE EDITOR IN CHIEF FOR 14
YEARS?
>> 16 YEARS, ACTUALLY. >> I CANT IMAGINE IT WITHOUT
YOU.
YOU. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO GO?
HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED OVER
THIS TIME PERIOD YOU HAVE
WATCHED FOR WOMEN?
>> IVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT
SINCE I AM LEAVING.
BUT FOR ME, THE MOST EXCITING
CHANGE IS HOW OUTSPOKEN WOMEN
ARE.
ARE.
LISTEN, WORLD, IF YOURE NOT RESPECTING US, IF POLICIES DONT
WOK
WOK
WORK FOR US, IF WE DONT SEE OURSELVES REPRESENTED IN OUR
DIVERSENESS, WE ARE GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING AND CHANGE THINGS.
THATS WHAT YOURE SEEING WITH
THE ME, TOO MOVEMENT ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
MEDIA.
WOMEN STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.ING THEIR OWN
BUSINESSES.
THERES A SLIGHT HEALTHY
IMPATIENCE.
I FEELING LIKE, WERE GOING TO MAKE CHANGE IF THE WORLD ISNT
CHANGING FAST OF US.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS, GIGI.
CONGRATULATIONS, GIGI. THATS GOING TO BE A GREAT
EVENT.
EVENT.
TAKE A NAP. ITS A REALLY LATE NIGHT.
>> IT WILL BE A GOOD TIME
BETWEEN.