A month ahead of the Femmes en Or 2012 ceremony, the Hyatt Regency Madeleine-Paris hotel welcomed the press and a few media stars to discover the nominees.
For its 20th edition, this year will once again be full of emotion and surprises; this great festival celebrating Women and Women’s issues will once again take place in Courchevel from December 14 to 16.
172 women received a trophy for their audacity, their courage sometimes, and in all cases for their commitment and generosity. And there’s more to come!
The awards, initiated by Jean-Louis Sevez in 1993, spotlight famous and lesser-known women whose varied backgrounds are inspiring. They evolve and distinguish themselves in the following fields: art, fashion, sport, innovation, business, music and cinema – two new revelations – media, entertainment and the environment.
And others give up their time for a noble cause: these are the Femmes de Coeur, a trophy which honored Adriana Karembeu last year for her involvement with Red Cross volunteers. Awarded by Coca-Cola light, the nominees and winners of this prize will only be revealed in a month’s time…
In all, 10 categories cover the full range of female talent that makes society tick.
See the nominees in each category in the photo gallery below:
Femme de l’Art, in partnership with the Hyatt Regency Madeleine – Paris
Nominees for the 2012 Femme en Or, Art category with the Hyatt Regency Paris Madeleine hotel
Sophie Calle, Conceptual artist
Delphine de Vigan, Writer
Jennifer Flay, FIAC General Manager
Muriel Mayette, General Administrator of the Comédie Française
Yi Zhou, Artist
Corporate Woman with Orange (won last year by Catherine Barba)
Nominees for the Femmes en or 2012 trophy, Corporate category with Orange
Virginie Fauvel, Head of Online Banking BNP PARIBAS
Christiane Feral-Schuhl, Partner – President of the Paris Bar Association
Sandra Le Grand, Founder and CEO of KALIDEA
Fany Pechiodat, Founder of My Little Paris
Cécile Schmollgruber, Founder of Stereolabs
Woman of the Environment with SNCF
Nominated for Femme en Or 2012 in the Environment category with SNCF
Gwenaëlle Carfantan, President of SETUR
Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Activist and Writer – Culture and Environment
Sandra Lavorel, CNRS Research Director
Claire Nouvian, President and Founder BLOOM Association
Alexandra Romero, President of ACE ENVIRONNEMENT
Nominees for the 2012 Femme en Or, innovation category with ERDF
Odile Allard, President of FLUOPTICS
Marie-Paule Cani, Teacher – Researcher in computer science
Béatrice Chatel, Research Director at CNRS
Anne-Marie Lagrange, Astrophysicist – Research Director at IP AG Grenoble
Séverine Sigrist, Head of CEED laboratory
The nominees for the Femme en or, cinema category, with Renault
Laurence Arné, Actress – Comedian
Alice Belaïdi, Actress
Golshifteh Farahani, Actress
Audrey Lamy, Actress
Alice Pol, Actress
Nominees for the Femme en Or, music category, with Maison Mauboussin
Mohini Geisweiller, Musician – Singer
Imany, Performer
Inna Modja, Performer
Soko, Author – Composer – Performer
Mina Tindle, Performer
The nominees for Femme de Style 2012
Gabriella Cortese, Designer
Matali Crasset, Designer
Laurence Doligé, Stylist
Laura Gonzalez, Architect – Interior designer
Bouchra Jarrar, Designer
2012 Femme de Spectacle nominees
Arielle Dombasle, Actress – Singer
Sylvie Guillem, Dancer
Virginie Hocq, Comedian
Emily Loizeau, Author – Composer – Performer
Emilie Simon, Author – Composer – Performer
Nominees for the 2012 Woman of the Media Award
Daphné Burki, TV presenter
Sonia Chironi, Journalist
Nathalie Lévy, Journalist
Nathalie Renoux, Journalist
Natacha Polony, Journalist – Essayist
Nominees for Woman of Achievement 2012
Julie Bresset, Mountain biker
Charlotte Consorti, Kitesurfer
Lucie Decosse, Judoka
Marie-Amélie Le Fur, Sprinter
Laure Manaudou, Swimmer
And last but not least, the Trophée du Public invites you to award the prize to the Golden Woman of the Year, by voting online until November 25. The prize is a fantastic trip to Courchevel to attend the ceremony. Reminder of the 10 winners:
– Odile Allard, President of FLUOPTICS
– Daphné Bürki, TV presenter
– Gabriella Cortese, Stylist
– Delphine de Vigan, Writer
– Sylvie Guillem, Dancer
– Imany, Performer
– Audrey Lamy, Actress
– Marie-Amélie Le Fur, Sprinter
– Claire Nouvian, President and Founder BLOOM Association
– Fany Péchiodat, Founder My Little Paris
For exceptional women, there are special features and the support of top-quality partners.
In addition to those mentioned above, who will be supporting one of the categories (Renault, Orange, Coca-Cola Light, ERDF, SNCF and Hyatt Regency Paris-Madeleine), we’ll be joined by the Tsarine Champagne House, Rossignol, Auféminin.com, L’Oréal professionnel and Alp’ Azur Hotels.
Photo-call with the partners of the 20th edition of Femmes en Or
It’s an event you won’t want to miss, and you can keep up to date with all the latest news on our mini website or on our social networks, Twitter and Facebook. Whatever the outcome, these 50 women have indeed won: they are already role models and success stories.
The “Femmes en Or” ceremony has become a not-to-be-missed event in France, a marvellous initiative to promote and encourage young women to be enterprising and daring! They’re beautiful, brilliant, women of character, heart and conviction: you just have to love them.
Jessica Gauzi
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