Rihanna attended The 2009 Women of the Year hosted by Glamour magazine on Monday at Carnegie Hall in NYC. The “Russian Roulette” singer was presented with “The Back-On-Top Superstar” award. Rihanna wiped away a tear when model Iman presented her with the award, blurting out, “Sorry, I’m PMS-ing.”
The Barbados-born star wore a rather complicated white dress to the awards that she admitted was the “tightest thing she could find,” but still looked lovely.
The singer now serves as a role model to domestic abuse, a brave role which Iman praised, saying, “Now I am even more impressed with her dignity and courage,” the Associated Press reports.
Rihanna included a “Shout out to Amy” in her speech after the comedian Amy Poehler cracked the audience up as she directed her acceptance speech for “The Entertainer” award to the “young girls in the balcony.”
“Girls, if boys say something that isn’t funny… you donit have to laugh,” advised the Parks and Recreation star.
Other stars honored by Glamour included Maya Angelou, Jane Aronson, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, Marissa Mayer, Stella McCartney, Susan Rice, Maria Shriver, Serena Williams and The Women of Iran’s One Million Signature Campaign.
Other presenters included Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Matt Lauer, Christiane Amanpour, Katie Couric, Tyra Banks, Lorne Michaels, Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison, Barbara Starkey and President Bill Clinton.
Go Rihanna do you thang! Real women go on. Let go and Let God
she’s such a phony manipulating ugly big headed bitch can’t stand her lying ass
I hope her album flops due to trying to gain publicity over the Chris Brown situation let it go you lying ugly dog
She only pick now to talk just so she can try to sell her CD and I didnt like her before the beating and I still dont. I wouldnt wish what happened on anyone but she is using it to show herself in a better light. It just dawned on her she is a role model for kids or that her CD is coming out in a few weeks. Oh Please move on girlfriend you have milked that cow so much its a bull.
I am really amazed at how many girls…i won’t even VENTURE to say women…who jump down Rihanna’s throat in defense of CB, when he beat her so badly….this upsets me as to the caliber of young ladies we have today…these same women who are so silly will have children…this does not bode well for our future… :*(
Wow! First of all if Rihanna decided to do an interview to boost sales, all the hip-hip hooray to her. Despite the fact that she’s human, she’s also a business woman, so to hell if she wants to milk the cow; we were all to eager to listen to her business when it first came out, now that she’s let it out we begin to judge and ridicule?! All the power to you RiRi, for doing your thang. So many ppl wish they were able to reach the status you did, just remember it is only jealosy. Im so proud of you that you have reached this far mama!!