Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards return

Hearst UK, a content and experience business, has announced the return of the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards, with The Platinum Card By American Express confirmed as the headline partner.

The event will take place on Tuesday 5 November 2024 at Claridge’s in London, with Laurent-Perrier also joining the celebrations as the champagne partner and Penhaligon’s as a fragrance house partner.

Now in its seventeenth year, Hearst UK says the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards recognises the outstanding achievements of women in the worlds of fashion, film, art, music, sports, and literature. Winners will be named in categories including Actress, Musician, Performance, Entrepreneur, Artist, Sportswoman, Breakthrough, Designer, Writer and Icon. Previous honourees include Emilia Clarke, Janelle Monáe, Jenna Ortega, Alessia Russo, Anya Taylor-Joy, Little Simz, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Phoebe Dynevor, Jodie Comer, Lashana Lynch, Jodie Foster, Kylie Minogue and Keira Knightley.

To mark the occasion, Harper’s Bazaar says there will also be a series of collector’s edition Women of the Year print and digital magazine covers for the December/January issue, out early November. The event will also be supported by SirDavis.

Lydia Slater, editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, said: “With a rich heritage of celebrating female power, perspective, courage and elegance for over 150 years, Harper’s Bazaar is delighted to partner with American Express for our annual Women of the Year celebration. This glittering occasion will recognise the achievements of the global talents who have inspired, uplifted and changed perspectives for the better.”

Caroline Bouvet, vice president, UK Products & Partnerships at American Express, said: “It is a pleasure to announce our headline partnership of the iconic Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards. Our Platinum Card members are passionate about all things fashion, music, sport, film and the arts, so we are thrilled to be honouring a range of incredible women across these fields, in addition to supporting The Amex Platinum Award for Breakthrough of the Year.”