Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Georgia Harrison and Lionesses win Glamour Women of the Year awards
ok.co.ukLeigh-Anne Pinnock, Georgia Harrison and the Lionesses were among the winners at the Glamour Women of the Year awards 2023.The ceremony that celebrates 'game changers and feminist heroes' was held on Tuesday, 17 October in London, with Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan as the host.
Little Mix's Leigh-Anne was awarded the musician gong.The 32 year old rose to fame after winning The X Factor as part of girl band Little Mix in 2011 – alongside Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson – and spent a decade in the group before they went on hiatus.
In 2021, she presented BBC Three documentary Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power which explored her experience as the only black member of Little Mix and discrimination within the music industry.
Speaking to Rolling Stone UK recently about dealing with racism in the music industry, she said: “As the time went on, the feeling wasn’t right, and I’d be thinking, ‘Was that racist?’ “Just little things I was questioning, but also feeling quite alone with it… I just pushed it down and down and down.
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