Jane Fonda, Sharon Stone Among Power of Women LA Presenters
Variety has announced the presenters for this year’s Power of Women: Los Angeles event taking place on Wednesday, Oct. 29 in Beverly Hills. The event, in partnership with Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees, who will each appear on the cover of the issue, as well as the accomplished women profiled in the annual Women’s Impact Report, which highlights leaders in the entertainment industry.
This year’s presenters include Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda presenting to honoree Wanda Sykes; Academy-Award winning actress Octavia Spencer presenting to honoree Kate Hudson; award-winning actress, producer, director and activist Eva Longoria presenting to honoree Nicole Scherzinger; Academy-Award nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Melanie Griffith presenting to honoree Jamie Lee Curtis; and Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Sharon Stone presenting to honoree Sydney Sweeney.
Variety will also honor World Champion gymnast and activist Aly Raisman with the Variety Courage Award, presented by Purina, which recognizes her powerful advocacy and leadership on behalf of survivors of abuse, as well as for showing survivors how the unconditional love of a pet can be part of the healing journey. The recognition ties closely to Purina’s Purple Leash Project, a partnership with nonprofit RedRover that works to support domestic violence survivors on both ends of the leash by creating more pet-friendly domestic violence shelters across the country. World Champion gymnast Jordan Chiles will present to Raisman.
This year’s Power of Women honorees include Oscar and Emmy Award-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis, supporting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Academy Award-nominated actress and Golden Globe winner Kate Hudson, supporting World Food Programme (WFP); Tony Award–winning, Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and frontwoman for global pop phenomenon The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger, supporting Special Olympics; Emmy Award-winning comedian, writer, and actress Wanda Sykes, EP and star of Netflix’s The Upshaws supporting the Ruth Ellis Center; and Emmy-nominated actress and producer Sydney Sweeney, supporting National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence.
The event will be hosted by actress, comedian, writer and author Iliza Shlesinger, who recently debuted her latest stand-up special “Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal” on Prime Video and is currently touring around the world with her highly anticipated “Iliza! Live Tour.”
Lifetime is the Presenting Partner of the event and Purina is the Premier Partner of the event. Mattel is an Official Partner of the event and will host a branded activation with special gifting to attendees.
Exclusive, curated gift bags will be given to honorees and guests at the event with entertainment, beauty, health and fashion products, from companies including Barry’s, Tarte Cosmetics, The Honest Company, YSE Beauty by Molly Sims, Saint Jane Beauty and more.
