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Strong Women get things Done! Here’s What went down at the #GlamourWOTY Summit with Uzo Aduba, Naomi Campbell, Tracee Ellis Ross

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The 2017 Glamour Women of the Year Awards held yesterday night in New York but before the award, there was a game-changing live summit held at Brooklyn Museum.

The summit had several powerful women sharing their success stories, stories of bravery and change.

It was a powerful event with Tracee Ellis Ross, Naomi Campbell, Cameron Russell, Uzo Aduba, Chelsea Clinton, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Laverne Cox and many more.

See the photos from the event below.

Arrivals

Actress Uzo Aduba

Model Naomi Campbell

Actress & Activist Tracee Ellis Ross

Woman of the Year 2014, actress and LGBTQ Advocate Laverne Cox

Uber Chief Brand Officer Bozoma Saint John

Journalist Tamron Hall

Designer and Woman of the Year 2005 Diane von Furstenberg

Woman of the Year 2014, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, and author Chelsea Clinton

Model and Activist Halima Aden

Making a Difference

(L-R) Cindi Leive, Dr. Jill Biden, and Joe Biden speak onstage

Former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden

Woman of the Year 2016 and Black Lives Matter cofounder Patrisse Khan-Cullors speaks onstage

Senior Vice President, US Marketing L’Oreal Paris Anne Marie Nelson-Bogle

Actress & Activist Tracee Ellis Ross speaks onstage

Woman of the Year 2014, actress and LGBTQ Advocate Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox (L) and Chelsea Clinton

Laverne Cox, Chelsea Clinton, and Alex Wagner

Model, Writer & Activist Cameron Russell speaks onstage

Model Ashley Graham hosts Glamour Celebrates 2017 Women Of The Year Live Summit

Model Ashley Graham does a side plank onstage as she hosts Glamour Celebrates 2017 Women Of The Year Live Summit

U.S. Olympic Medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad (L) and model/host Ashley Graham reveal the Ibtihaj Muhammad Barbie doll

U.S. Olympic Medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad speaks onstage about a new Barbie doll in her image

Actress Uzo Aduba

Author Nadia Murad (L) and actress Uzo Aduba speak onstage

Model Naomi Campbell speaks onstage

Actress and fashion designer Gabrielle Union

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Watch some powerful speeches below.

Actress Tracee Ellis Ross on Bravery as Women

Model Cameron Russell on Sexual Consent

Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Patrisse Cullors on Feminist Parenting

Joe Biden & Jill Biden on their Marriage

Olympic Medallist Ibtihaj Muhammad on creating the first Hijab Wearing Barbie

Photo Credit: Getty Images/ Ilya S. Savenok, Craig Barritt | Video Credit: Twitter.com/glamour

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