The Cosmo GWA: Gift With Attendance . . .Actor Yvonne Strahovski has taken home the ‘Woman of the Year’ gong at the Fun, Fearless Females 2011 awards, announced tonight at Catalina in Rose Bay.
Guests included author Jessica Rudd, TV’s Rachael Finch, singers Stan Walker and Jessica Mauboy, model Didier Cohen, radio’s Fifi Box, host and TV presenter Shelley Craft, Cosmopolitan editor Jessica Parry, Charlotte Dawson, Laura Csortan, bookmaker Tom Waterhouse and his new wife Hoda Vakili.
In a night of sisterly celebration, Aussie actress and star of US series Chuck Yvonne Strahovski was crowned ‘Woman of the Year’ by Cosmopolitan readers at the magazines’ annual Fun, Fearless Female awards.
Yvonne beat off stiff competition from her fellow 32 Finalists to achieve the most votes overall in the competition, also winning in the Actress category against Offspring’s Asher Keddie and Packed to the Rafters star Jessica Marais.
Guests included author Jessica Rudd, TV’s Rachael Finch, singers Stan Walker and Jessica Mauboy, model Didier Cohen, radio’s Fifi Box, host and TV presenter Shelley Craft, Cosmopolitan editor Jessica Parry, Charlotte Dawson, Laura Csortan, bookmaker Tom Waterhouse and his new wife Hoda Vakili.
In a night of sisterly celebration, Aussie actress and star of US series Chuck Yvonne Strahovski was crowned ‘Woman of the Year’ by Cosmopolitan readers at the magazines’ annual Fun, Fearless Female awards.
Yvonne beat off stiff competition from her fellow 32 Finalists to achieve the most votes overall in the competition, also winning in the Actress category against Offspring’s Asher Keddie and Packed to the Rafters star Jessica Marais.
In the the awards’ 5 year history, a mammoth 326,744 votes were cast by Cosmopolitan readers to crown the most inspirational women in Australia.
Ms Strahovski walks away with a $10,000 prize from event sponsor Libra.
The Campbelltown born star shot to fame playing CIA agent Sarah Walker in the US series Chuck, and has recently made the transition from small screen to movies, starring in upcoming film The Killer Elite alongside Robert De Niro and Clive Owen.
Twelve awards were handed out to the most inspirational females in the country, with winners including Pro Surfer Stephanie Gilmore in the Sports Star category, Kevin Rudd’s daughter Jessica scooped the Author prize for her book Campaign Ruby, and The Farmer Wants a Wife host Natalie Gruzlewski won the TV Personality award.
The Cosmopolitan team rolled out a luxurious pink carpet for guests to sashay down on arrival, the elegant dining room at Catalina was filled with sweet-smelling pink roses, scented candles lighting up every surface, and tables set for 125 people with an intimate dinner-party atmosphere.
Guests went home with a back-breaking goodie bag full of designer treats worth close to $500 including jewellery from Georgini, a Bratz Limited Edition doll, and luxury cosmetic and beauty products.
**The winners of Cosmopolitan’s Fun, Fearless Female awards 2011:
Twelve awards were handed out to the most inspirational females in the country, with winners including Pro Surfer Stephanie Gilmore in the Sports Star category, Kevin Rudd’s daughter Jessica scooped the Author prize for her book Campaign Ruby, and The Farmer Wants a Wife host Natalie Gruzlewski won the TV Personality award.
The Cosmopolitan team rolled out a luxurious pink carpet for guests to sashay down on arrival, the elegant dining room at Catalina was filled with sweet-smelling pink roses, scented candles lighting up every surface, and tables set for 125 people with an intimate dinner-party atmosphere.
Guests went home with a back-breaking goodie bag full of designer treats worth close to $500 including jewellery from Georgini, a Bratz Limited Edition doll, and luxury cosmetic and beauty products.
**The winners of Cosmopolitan’s Fun, Fearless Female awards 2011:
Actress: Yvonne Strahovski
Blogger: Katie Quinn Davies, whatkatieate.blogspot.com
Radio Host: Fifi Box, 2Day FM
TV Presenter: Natalie Gruzlewski
Sports Star: Stephanie Gilmore
Author: Jessica Rudd, Campaign Ruby
Designer: Natalie Wood, Something Else
Entrepreneur: Juliette Knox, TLBDE.com
Role model: Cat Edwards, Youngcare
Rising star: Robyn Lawley, model
Singer: Jessica Mauboy
Blogger: Katie Quinn Davies, whatkatieate.blogspot.com
Radio Host: Fifi Box, 2Day FM
TV Presenter: Natalie Gruzlewski
Sports Star: Stephanie Gilmore
Author: Jessica Rudd, Campaign Ruby
Designer: Natalie Wood, Something Else
Entrepreneur: Juliette Knox, TLBDE.com
Role model: Cat Edwards, Youngcare
Rising star: Robyn Lawley, model
Singer: Jessica Mauboy
4 comments:
What a great night out & worthy winners!! The goodie bag alone is pretty fantastic!! Love Posie
congrats to all the winniers! And what a great goodies bag!!! I'll have it if you don't want it :)
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Oh that goody bag looks luxurious!
I saw that Belle was announced the entrepreneur winner last night on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/CosmopolitanAU/status/96185035262140416
Did she win? Or someone else?
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