O honours women with courage
23 July 2012
What do Zahara, Meryl Streep and Ferial Haffajee have in common? They’re part of the prestigious line-up of 25 women featured in this month’s O, The Oprah Magazine SA. An annual listing of the world’s most groundbreaking females, the O Power List gives readers much to celebrate over Women’s Month. And to celebrate the magazine’s 10th birthday year, the 2012 O Power List also features an esteemed checklist of ten outstanding Women of the Decade.
Given the calibre of the candidates, O felt it fitting that equally accomplished contributors be enlisted to pay tribute to them. Notable scribes include radio DJ Anele Mdoda, award-winning journalist Paula Slier, ballerina Kitty Phetla and singer Tamara Dey. From selecting this once-off editorial team to collaborating on which women to profile, editor Samantha Page says this month’s issue is imbued with passion and pride. “It was a joy to put this issue together. Interacting with some, and reading the stories of others, immediately made all of us who worked on the issue want to be better and do better – and the experience certainly made us feel better.”
To round off the festivities of August, O magazine will host a Power Lunch, in partnership with Cuticura. As well as a decadent meal and interactive brand experiences, guests will also hear just how three of the countries most prominent women have wielded power in their lives. The distinguished speakers at the O Power Lunch are chairman of Associated Magazines and O’s editor-in-chief, Jane Raphaely, the charismatic “Giggling Gourmet,” Jenny Morris and musician and philanthropist Yvonne Chaka Chaka.
For more information on the O Power Lunch (Twitter: @OMagazineSA #OPowerLunch) and to book tickets, see the August 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine or visit oprahmag.co.za
The 2012 O Power List includes:
- Record-breaking singer, Zahara
- Host of ‘Jenny Morris Cooks Morroco’, chef Jenny Morris
- CEO of The Baxter Theatre, Lara Foot
- BET-award nominated singer, Lira
- GIPCA Fellowship winner, dancer Mamela Nyamza
- Speaker at this years World Economic Forum, technology innovator Rapelang Rabana
- African Movie Award winner, actress Terry Pheto
- Multiple Grammy winner, singer Adele
- Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi
- Blogger and Egyptian social activist, Dalia Ziada
- Actress and screenwriter, Kristen Wiig
- Founder of the Born This Way Foundation, Lady Gaga
- Academy Award-winning actress, Octavia Spencer
- British Olympic team designer, Stella McCartney
- The Hunger Games author, Suzanne Collins
And The Women of the Decade:
- Meryl Steep
- Wangari Maathai
- Michaela Mycroft
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
- Yvonne Chaka Chaka
- Jane Raphaely
- Ferial Haffajee
- Thuli Madonsela,
- Hillary Clinton
- Madonna
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