Megan Thee Stallion, Mariska Hargitay honored at 2021 Glamour Women of the Year Awards
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![Stars walked the gray carpet at the 2021 Glamour Women of the Year Awards, which honored female trailblazers from Dr. Katalin Karik ó , whose lifelong work became the basis for COVID-19 vaccines, to Megan Thee Stallion (pictured here in a custom M ô not dress), whom the magazine dubbed " the most powerful force in hip-hop. " Scroll through for more images of major celebrities and honorees.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/ec71c4af-bbe5-40d7-adce-8acb242d4d6c-GTY_1352152787.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Stars walked the gray carpet at the 2021 Glamour Women of the Year Awards, which honored female trailblazers from Dr. Katalin Karikó, whose lifelong work became the basis for COVID-19 vaccines, to Megan Thee Stallion (pictured here in a custom Mônot dress), whom the magazine dubbed "the most powerful force in hip-hop."
Scroll through for more images of major celebrities and honorees.
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![Megan Thee Stallion was greeted by Sandra " Pepa " Denton of Salt-N-Pepa.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/12518a54-a72f-4a14-9252-6e63162f8e4f-AFP_AFP_9RB2QU.jpg?width=660&height=437&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Megan Thee Stallion was greeted by Sandra "Pepa" Denton of Salt-N-Pepa.
ANGELA WEISS, AFP Via Getty Images![" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit " star Mariska Hargitay was also honored for her work off-screen advocating for victims of sexual trauma.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/2cc022f9-f0a6-424b-821c-48817e6fdcc6-GTY_1352153952.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Mariska Hargitay was also honored for her work off-screen advocating for victims of sexual trauma.
Theo Wargo, Getty Images![Hargitay was joined by husband (and " SVU " co-star) Peter Hermann.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/e2e0fcd5-7e59-4de0-8c0b-9e35035d1148-AFP_AFP_9RB2RA.jpg?width=660&height=442&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Hargitay was joined by husband (and "SVU" co-star) Peter Hermann.
ANGELA WEISS, AFP Via Getty Images![Actress and model Brooke Shields also attended.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/9c63dd85-f876-4b66-b55c-ec0ab7594e27-AFP_AFP_9RB2RE.jpg?width=660&height=447&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Actress and model Brooke Shields also attended.
ANGELA WEISS, AFP Via Getty Images![U.S. women ' s national soccer team star Alex Morgan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/715096fc-4ae0-4350-988e-e5112c85fa3a-AP_2021_Glamour_Women_of_the_Year_Awards_2.jpg?width=460&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
U.S. women's national soccer team star Alex Morgan
Evan Agostini, Evan Agostini/Invision/AP![Comedian and late night host Samantha Bee](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/5b85956c-64af-4dd4-a965-0ae8a6d3ad2e-AFP_AFP_9RB2RC.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Comedian and late night host Samantha Bee
ANGELA WEISS, AFP Via Getty Images![Ballet dancer Misty Copeland](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/61ec5a7b-4129-439f-b006-845896cd5102-AFP_AFP_9RB2QN.jpg?width=660&height=423&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Ballet dancer Misty Copeland
ANGELA WEISS, AFP Via Getty Images![Fashion designers Tory Burch and Prabal Gurung](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/9ad3b06a-d935-4401-8471-82f9f0917eb6-GTY_1352150757.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Fashion designers Tory Burch and Prabal Gurung
Theo Wargo, Getty Images![Activist and writer Marley Dias](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/5e6291fb-fabd-432a-b895-3bc210148eb7-GTY_1352148582.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Activist and writer Marley Dias
Theo Wargo, Getty Images![" Love Island " host Laura Whitmore](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/4094679c-474a-4d5f-8449-fe63b93688a5-GTY_1352150683.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
"Love Island" host Laura Whitmore
Theo Wargo, Getty Images![Broadway performer Nkeki Obi-Melekwe](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/f2de54e9-61aa-4afc-9752-cc358aa792dd-AP_2021_Glamour_Women_of_the_Year_Awards_4.jpg?width=439&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Broadway performer Nkeki Obi-Melekwe
Evan Agostini, Evan Agostini/Invision/AP![Model Candice Huffine](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/26256eb9-3d58-4f69-8126-820b7887a466-GTY_1352156810.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Model Candice Huffine
Theo Wargo, Getty Images![From left to right: Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, Me Too movement founder Tarana Burke and MSNBC host Tiffany Cross.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/27147c2f-bf1a-4e9c-8dbb-237d117912e2-AP_2021_Glamour_Women_of_the_Year_Awards_3.jpg?width=660&height=439&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
From left to right: Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, Me Too movement founder Tarana Burke and MSNBC host Tiffany Cross.
Evan Agostini, Evan Agostini/Invision/AP![Singer Jihae](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/0e02599b-ddec-44e1-a1bb-54eb21a7bcf7-AP_2021_Glamour_Women_of_the_Year_Awards_1.jpg?width=432&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Singer Jihae
Evan Agostini, Evan Agostini/Invision/AP![Broadway performer Kathryn Gallagher](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/09/USAT/55c23ee9-6b72-4681-aee2-d5f7fe039a8d-AP_2021_Glamour_Women_of_the_Year_Awards.jpg?width=439&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Broadway performer Kathryn Gallagher
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