Elle Fanning, Cara Delevingne, Aja Naomi King and More Attend L’Oréal Paris’ 2024 Women of Worth Dinner

Ryma Chikhoune
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“One more time, all together please, ‘Because you’re worth it,’” Helen Mirren cheered from stage at the L’Oréal Paris 2024 Women of Worth dinner in Los Angeles on Thursday.

The famous beauty tag line was repeated throughout the night at the event, now in its 19th year of spotlighting female nonprofit leaders.

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“When a woman feels worthy, there is no limit to what she can achieve,” Mirren, the last to take the mic, went on.

She was one of five L’Oréal Paris spokeswomen to come out for the occasion to introduce the honorees at NeueHouse in Hollywood, with Elle Fanning, Cara Delevingne, Aja Naomi King and Andie MacDowell. They were joined by Sophia Bush, Bethenny Frankel and Sofia Carson, who were also presenters.

One after another, the recipients shared their incredible stories from stage as they accepted their awards. As part of the recognition, they received a $25,000 grant through the L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Fund in partnership with GlobalGiving — a charity that helps donors make grants — for their respective organizations, as well as mentorship from the L’Oréal Paris team and a platform to share their missions.

The issues ranged from food waste to domestic abuse. Dr. Tonya Stafford, founder and executive director of It’s Going to Be OK, kicked off the evening with a powerful speech about being a survivor of human trafficking, after being sold at the age of 13 by her mother for drugs in Dallas.

“Black women and girls are especially targeted, making up over 40 percent of sex trafficking victims, despite being only 13 percent of the U.S. population,” Stafford said. “A trafficker once told me that he would get less time for trafficking a Black girl than a white girl and that’s why he goes into our communities. We are determined to confront these disparities and drive change.”

Along with Stafford, the 10 honorees were Danelle Umstead, founder and president of Sisters in Sports Foundation; Hillary Cohen, cofounder and chief executive officer of Every Day Action; Jahnavi Rao, president and founder of New Voters; Laura Pahules, founder and president of Control Alt Delete; Lisa Hoeve, founder and CEO of Hope Pkgs; Meymuna Hussein-Cattan, founder and CEO of The Tiyya Foundation; Rania Zuri, founder and CEO of The Literary Society; Sheri Mathis, president of Mammogram Poster Girls, and Wawa Gatheru, founder and executive director of Black Girl Environmentalist.

“As we near our 20th anniversary, we are so proud of how the program has evolved with society to reflect the issues women face today,” said L’Oréal Paris USA president Ali Goldstein.

Launch Gallery: Inside the L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth Celebration

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