ADVANCE/Jennifer Lopez Named One of Glamour Magazine's 1999 'Women of the Year'.(ADVANCE) NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1999-- GLAMOUR magazine Glamour magazine can mean:
"This actress/singer/crossover superstar propelled herself out of the Bronx and onto America's big screens and airwaves by the sheer force of her talent and will, infusing Latino culture into mainstream America along the way. Redefining all-American, her rise to stardom has inspired millions of young women," says the magazine. The 29-year-old Lopez remembers her roots, and "has made time to tour New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. public schools, telling hundreds of students, many of them minorities, that she was once just like them, and that they could one day succeed just like her." A gala awards ceremony on November 11 at New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Lincoln Center will celebrate the 1999 winners and commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Women of the Year awards. Along with Jennifer Lopez, the other 1999 GLAMOUR Women of the Year award winners are: singer/songwriter and founder of charity organization Higher Ground for Humanity Higher Ground for Humanity is a non-profit organization located in Carlsbad, California. It is a humanitarian foundation which works in education, research, program development, and innovative partnering with other charities. Jewel; the first female shuttle commander in the history of space travel Eileen Collins; eBay CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Meg Whitman; "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling; actress Camryn Manheim; human rights activist Mavis Leno; breast cancer crusader Evelyn Lauder; mother-daughter sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. fighters Aurelia and LaShonda Davis; and The 1999 U.S. Women's Soccer Team. Also, GLAMOUR names Lifetime Achievement winners Barbara Walters, the groundbreaking network broadcaster, and Elizabeth Dole, the first woman presidential candidate. The late Ruth Whitney, GLAMOUR's legendary former editor of 31 years, will also be honored at the awards celebration by NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. News' Katie Couric. Profiles and photos of the 1999 Women of the Year appear in the December issue of GLAMOUR magazine which hits newsstands on November 16. |
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