International Hall of Fame
Honoree Spotlight
Sheila Johnson
Founder and CEO, Salamander Collection
2024
Anna Wintour
Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast | Global Editorial Director, Vogue
2024
Sheila Johnson
Founder and CEO, Salamander CollectionAnna Wintour
Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast | Global Editorial Director, Vogue
Founder and CEO, Salamander Collection
Sheila Johnson
Sheila Johnson is Founder and CEO of the Salamander Collection, which operates luxury properties in unique destinations in the U.S. and the Caribbean, including Salamander Middleburg in Virginia, which has achieved the Forbes five-star ratings for both its accommodations and its spa.
As a Partner of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Sheila is the only African American woman to have ownership in three professional sports teams: the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, and the Washington Mystics. She also spearheaded the formation of WE Capital, a venture capital consortium that supports and invests in female-led enterprises.
Sheila is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is Chairman of the College of Performing Arts at The New School. The Sheila Johnson Fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School supported a cohort of 50 fellows. She is also a board member of the Metropolitan Opera, Jackie Robinson Foundation, Simon & Schuster Publishing Advisory Board, and the PBS Foundation, as well as a committee member of the NeuroArts Blueprint: Advancing the Science of Arts, Health and Well-Being. Sheila’s memoir, Walk Through Fire, was published in September 2023.
Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast | Global Editorial Director, Vogue
Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief of Vogue since July 1988, was named U.S. Artistic Director of Condé Nast in March 2013. Most recently, she was appointed Chief Content Officer of Condé Nast in 2020, as well as the Global Editorial Director of Vogue.
At Condé Nast, Anna has been involved in philanthropic fundraising, particularly for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. She serves as an Elective Trustee of the institution and is a Founding Committee Member for the New York-Presbyterian Youth Anxiety Center.
In 2017, for her service to British journalism and fashion, Anna was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. And in 2011, she was awarded the Légion d’Honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In October 2009, President Obama appointed her to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
A powerful influence in the entertainment industry, Anna was the Co-Founder of Black Entertainment Television, served as Executive Producer of documentary and feature films, and is Founder and Chair of the Middleburg Film Festival.
IWF INTERNATIONAL HALL OF FAME
Since 1985, the International Hall of Fame Awards have been the most important annual event for IWF, honoring women tackling issues facing the world. The awardees are transformative figures whose contributions to society are outsized on a global scale.
2024
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Anna Wintour
Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast | Global Editorial Director, Vogue -
Sheila Johnson
Founder and CEO, Salamander Collection
2023
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Mona Hanna-Attisha
Pediatrician, Scientist, Activist and Author -
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Economist and International Development Expert and Director-General of the World Trade Organization
2022
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Jane Goodall
Founder, Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace
2021
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Rosalind Brewer
CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance -
Julia Gillard
First Female Prime Minister of Australia
2020
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Mary Barra
CEO, General Motors Company -
Fatma Samoura
First Female Secretary General of FIFA -
Virginia “Ginni” Rometty
Executive Chairman of IBM
2019
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Frances Arnold
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry -
Donna Strickland
Nobel Laureate in Physics
2018
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Alice Walton
Philanthropist -
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
2017
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Hillary Clinton
Women’s Rights Advocate, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State
2016
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Susana Malcorra
Foreign Minister of Argentina -
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
2015
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Paula Adina Johnson
Pioneering Cardiologist, Educator and Champion for Women’s Health -
Demet Sabancı Çetindoğan
Turkish Entrepreneur, Media and Retail Mogul -
Donna de Varona
Olympic Gold Medalist and Advocate for Women in Sports
2014
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Olga Sánchez Cordero
Mexico Supreme Court Justice -
Gale Anne Hurd
Hollywood Film Producer and Screenwriter -
Maureen Harding Clark
International Criminal Court Judge
2013
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Anne Murray
Internationally Acclaimed Performing Artist -
Lynn Johnston
Award Winning Cartoonist and Illustrator -
Portia Simpson-Miller
First Female Prime Minister of Jamaica
2012
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Nawal El Moutawakel
First African Muslim Female Olympic Gold Medalist -
Nancy Pelosi
First Female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives -
Pat Summitt
Legendary Women’s Basketball Coach
2011
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Anna Fendi
Iconic Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur -
Nandita Das
Pioneering Actress and Filmmaker -
Heidi Klum
Entrepreneur and Innovator -
Chen Zhili
President, All-China Women’s Federation
2010
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Julie Payette
Astronaut and Engineer -
Ana Palacio
First Female Foreign Affairs Minister of Spain -
Beverley McLachlin
First Female Chief Justice of Canada -
Mary Simon
Governor General of Canada and National Inuit Leader of Canada
2009
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Sylvia Earle
Marine Biologist, Oceanographer and Author -
Tzipi Livni
First Female Israeli Foreign Minister -
Donna Shalala
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Academic Leader
2008
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Kim Campbell
First Female Prime Minister of Canada -
Anita DeFrantz
Transforming Leader of the Olympics -
Gu Xiulian
President, All-China Women’s Federation
2007
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Billie Jean King
Tennis Legend and Pioneer for Equality -
Graça Machel
First Lady of Mozambique and South Africa
2006
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Sandra Dawson
First Female Master of Oxbridge College -
Susan Love
Breast Cancer Research Advocate and Author -
Linda Buck
Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology and Medicine
2005
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
U.S. Supreme Court Justice -
Khatool Mohammadzai
First Female General, Air Force of Afghanistan -
Condoleezza Rice
U.S. Secretary of State
2004
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Judith Jamison
Groundbreaking Choreographer -
Valentina Tereshkova
First and Youngest Woman in Space
2003
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Louise Arbour
Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunals in the Hague -
Roberta Bondar
First Canadian Woman Astronaut
2002
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Isabel Allende
Award Winning Author and Women’s Rights Activist -
Alma Guillermoprieto
Mexican Author and Journalist -
Silvia Pinal
Legendary Mexican Actress and Politician
2000
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Gloria Estefan
Cuban American Performer and Humanitarian -
Hanna Suchocka
First Female Prime Minister of Poland
1999
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Madeleine Albright
First Female U.S. Secretary of State -
Annie Leibovitz
Legendary Portrait Photographer -
Ellen Li
First Woman in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
1998
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Lindy Boggs
U.S. Congresswoman and Diplomat -
Wangari Maathai
Environmental Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate -
Rosa Parks
Mother of the American Civil Rights Movement
1997
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Maria Tallchief
First Native American Prima Ballerina -
Julia Child
Iconic Chef, Author and Culinary Educator -
Shirley Temple Black
Child Actress and Diplomat
1996
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Maya Angelou
Award Winning Author and Civil Rights Activist -
Mary Robinson
First Female President of Ireland
1995
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Christiane Amanpour
Journalist and Award Winning International Correspondent -
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
U.S. Senator
1994
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Leontyne Price
First Internationally Acclaimed African American Opera Soprano -
Muriel Siebert
First Female Member, The New York Stock Exchange -
Barbara Walters
First Female Co-Host of U.S. Network Evening News
1993
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Elly Guggenheimer
Author, Civic Leader, Philanthropist and IWF Founder
1992
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Violeta Chamorro
First Female President of Nicaragua -
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Olympic Gold Medalist and World Heptathlon Record Holder -
Jeanne Holm
First Female U.S. Military Two-Star General -
Wilma Mankiller
First Female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
1991
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Gro Harlem Brundtland
First Female Prime Minister of Norway -
Betty Friedan
Feminist Author and Activist -
Katharine Graham
Chairman of the Board, The Washington Post First Female CEO of a Fortune 500 Company -
Dorothy Height
Founding President, National Council of Negro Women
1990
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Eugenia Charles
First Female Prime Minister of Dominica -
Ella Fitzgerald
Globally Renowned Jazz Artist -
Betty Ford
Founder, The Betty Ford Center -
Maya Ying Lin
Architect of the U.S. Vietnam & Civil Rights Memorials
1989
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Bette Bao Lord
Author and Stateswoman -
Simone Veil
First Female President of European Parliament
1988
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Audrey Hepburn
Humanitarian, Children’s Rights Advocate and International Film Star -
Wilma Rudolph
Record Breaking Olympic Gold Medalist
1987
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Helen Hayes
Philanthropist and Legendary Actress -
Mathilde Krim
Founder, American Foundation for AIDS Research -
Corazon Aquino
First Female President of the Republic of the Philippines
1986
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Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist -
Clare Boothe Luce
Author and Stateswoman -
Margaret Thatcher
First Female Prime Minister of Great Britain
1985
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Sandra Day O’Connor
First Female U.S. Supreme Court Justice -
Sally Ride
First American Woman in Space and Physicist
A TRIBUTE TO THE IWF HONOREES
The awardees are transformative figures whose contributions to society are outsized on a global scale.
Watch our tribute video to the extroordinary women who have shattered glass ceilings, broken barriers, and made history in their respective fields.
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