Rap-Up.com || Rihanna Honored as Woman of the Year

Rihanna fought back tears while being honored as one of Glamour’s 2009 Women of the Year at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Monday (Nov. 9). The magazine’s latest cover girl broke from her all-black-everything look, turning heads in a dramatic white gown. She was accompanied by her Island Def Jam label head L.A. Reid. Other honorees included Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou, Serena Williams, Maria Shriver, and Amy Poehler.

“I am shaking right now. I am so nervous, but overwhelmed and honored by this honor to be Glamour’s Woman of the Year,” an emotional Rihanna said as she was presented with her award from supermodel Iman. “I really look up to my gran-gran and my mom. They are my two women of the year. I love you very much, granny. I love you very much, mom.”

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55 Comments

Jay2009
November 9th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
that’s pretty what she did with her hair, she looks classy, that can’t hurt.

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hellno Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
@Jay2009,

I agree…it makes her look elegant and high fashion…she should start dressing like this more often.

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VaunTV
November 9th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!

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fuckkerihilson
November 9th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
beautiful dress.

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Giselle
November 9th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Elegant, yet bold. I love it.

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d
November 9th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
that; blonde brings o ut everything bad about her face

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Ghetto Fab
November 9th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Riri looks good here. Like a fresh faced goddess. This girl is killing the game. Kudos to the stylist. One of the hottest Caribbean exports since Bob Marley. Big she up people give her she props

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me
November 9th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
looks washed up

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AshleyNikole
November 9th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Hair & make up on point…dress..maybe if it was shorter..=/

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R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON
November 9th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
i think that Chris Brown incident ruin most of her image to the extent that she washed out her brand. before it was like “yes more riri” now its like “ugh her again?” its tiring to see her now. they shouldve gave her time off after that incident so the people can at least “miss” her. and on top of that her “comeback” would have been more dramatic and probably would have been a good look on the upcoming album sales

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UserQQQQ Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
I disagree. i think getting beat is like playing a retard, It’s hard to compete with that.

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booksmart234
November 9th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
^^ well said.

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gina
November 9th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
dress cool, love the pose, hair and make up- washed out- does nothing to compliment the dress and oh, what did she do to deserve this award? Still waiting on Glamour mag to tell us!

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rhe
November 9th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
i love the blonde on her and i normally think blonde looks whack on anyone but WHITE girls lol.

nice dress too and gine: it’s glamour magazine so its probably like woman of the year award for being glamourous or something lol

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SaveTHEQueen
November 9th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
She looks nice but… what the hell has she done to be Woman of the Year? Seriously.

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UserQQQQ Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
she pulled a Gloria Gayner and “survived”.

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♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
November 9th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
beautiful

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ILARIA Reply:
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:32 am
JES ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

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Catie
November 9th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
She looked amazing.

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david
November 9th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
what do yall mean what did she do to win this award ???

yall r hating she deserved it… have yall seen the ratings impact the 20/20 interview had on many women and young teen girls

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sarah
November 9th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
she is absolutely stunning

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hahahaha
November 9th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Now this is some straight up bullshit. That evil bitch does not deserve to be honored anywhere.

David…it was announced that she’d get the award before 20/20 even aired. Took her 9 months to say anything, then she sits there and LIES. This bitch has a lot of nerve. There are real victims out there who do much more than rihtard. Honor them instead of this fraud.

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R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON
November 9th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
david

give us more reasons why she deserved it? there is no hate at

all. 20/20 was a recent televised show. im sure Glamour did

not decide to make Rihanna “Woman of the Year” overnight.

they had to plan this before hand. Where are the reasons???

She had a BIG year in 08 with smash singles. but…what have

she actually done? In my eyes she just got the award

because shes this brand celebrity. She got a sympathy award

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R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON
November 9th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
hahahaha

i didnt read your POV before i posted. we kind of said the samething and i agree

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Taijmonae Parker
November 9th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
yall love 2 hate on her damn get a new hobby dont call her a B im rele u dont have 2 like her but respect that shes a human being

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R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON
November 9th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
why is my post being moderated now Rap-Up? Thought I’ve already been approved…

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R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON
November 9th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Taijmonae Parker

what you said have nothing or no reasoning on why she got the award. once again, people dont have to be labeled as a “hater” to disagree with ones situation.

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tina
November 9th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
are you people stupid? she saved a little girls life! Even when she was going through her own drama, her first appearance (after the incident 2009 people!) was made at a fundraising event for DMK honoring children of various diseases. She put her own shit aside and made that appearance. To me, that says ALOT about her. Congrats Rihanna. You deserve it.

She even took publicity pictures for People magazine with the little girl that was looking for a bone marrow donor to get the word out. Come on people. That award had some much more to do that her domestic violence case. Rihanna is a real stand up gal. kudos. Big sister material indeed

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SaveTHEQueen Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
@tina, helping a child is great, but that isn’t deserving of Woman of the Year. I’m sorry. Other celebrities do so much more than that.

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tell'em Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
@tina, thats not enough for these haters. She has a whole organization that helps kids on a regular basis and shes only 21. On top of that she one of many women that received the award that night so I don’t understand the hatred and constant slander of the ignorant nay sayers. They need to sit down and read a book. This girl is doing good in her country and with her “Believe” organization and more than half you hoes will do in your life. Get your news from more places than MediaTakeOut and TMZ. Life and the world are bigger than your stanning of Chris Brown…smh @ society.

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lol
November 9th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
WORK WORK WORK! BITCH YOU BETTA WORK!

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R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON
November 9th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
tina

calling someone else out of their name because you dont agree with them would only be “stupid” thing to do. obviously everyone does not know what Rihanna did to deserve this award. That is why we asked and said the things we said. Now that you have mentioned her honors then i tip my hat off to her. Glamour should have a report up about her achievements soon, ill wait to hear it officially thou

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Cameo
November 9th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
So classy. I love her. Congrats! :) So proud of her

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AAA
November 9th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Well done speech , and the dress was amazing

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A Dude
November 9th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
This girl will become an ICON

She’s lovely

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wtf Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 1:40 am
@A Dude, ha ha, you got jokes…icon, pulezzzzzz!! with her lies she is just an inch of being sent back to her homeland!! she is nothing but a sad human being who gets told what to even if it means lie..noone has respect for her expect for her idiot fans!! she is a low life and scum!!

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joe
November 9th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
woman of the year for WHAT exactly??!?!? She had no song, no album, no movie, no tour… Woman Of The Year???

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vox populi
November 10th, 2009 at 3:27 am
I think her being honoured is kinda like a similar reaction to when Obama got the Nobel Peace Prize. ‘He hasn’t done anything yet’. Well there must’ve been a reason. No matter how minute you perceive it to be. She must’ve been shocked herself. Her doing that one interview must’ve had an imnpact. People say she must go on DV rallies and campaigns like some crusader but how can she do that when she went back to him and wasn’t in the same frame of mind. If this was done in public, she’d be told ‘to sit her ass down’ by people. After everything that’s happened this year and to come out of it in a positive way is not a bad thing imo.(I’d hate to have been in her position) Plus, this is Glamour magazine not Forbes or Time magazine or something and she wasn’t the only honouree. Yeah, there are many people who have accomplished things which the public are aware of but some people keep their philanthropic work private. I didn’t know much about the bone marrow thing because people focus on the fashion but it seems to have gone back a few years so if that is close to her then fair play. She’s no saint or perfect like the rest of us but I think the girl needs to be given a break.

Anyways that’s my essay over. No need for people to get nasty.

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vox populi
November 10th, 2009 at 3:31 am
Sorry… does Iman ever age. That woman is effortlessly chich and astonishing. David Bowie you lucky guy.

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vox populi
November 10th, 2009 at 3:32 am
chic*

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yo, excuse me
November 10th, 2009 at 3:42 am
i dont know why every one is kissing her ass.. en NO im not hating her.. i dont know what the hell she have done this year, besides clubbin ect. im just being honest..what everr..its how the bizniz goess …:S

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Grenade
November 10th, 2009 at 5:45 am
This is the only site where Rihanna’s ass is kissed so much. Seriously. What a joke.

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RaydeeohCity
November 10th, 2009 at 6:14 am
i like her now.

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Melvin Carson
November 10th, 2009 at 6:39 am
what? BEYONCE does.. not her hahahahhaa

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getout
November 10th, 2009 at 8:57 am
umm its glamour not time or something important

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Amélie Lebughe
November 10th, 2009 at 11:30 am
beyoncé deserved this award so much more.

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mal
November 10th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
aaww what a nice girl rihanna is becoming, shes smiling more!

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rockwitu
November 10th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
@ Vox Pupolli

She hasn’t done anything yet? ARE U SERIOUS. She has helped saved TWO (2) Lives and her BELIEVE foundation helps those in need. Do your research.

@Amelie Lebugh what has Beyawnsay actually done? She promotes Helping Hands ONLY during her concert and you haven’t seen her do anything else since. What has she done to deserve this honor?

Glamour chose Rihanna DEAL WITH IT or skip the thread!

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tell'em Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
@rockwitu, agreed.

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hellno
November 10th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
I’m glad that she won this award…it certifies her strength.

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kanye
November 10th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
she doesnt deserve this what has she done this year?

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Nick
November 10th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
I mean I’m happy for her in all I guess, but honestly, what has she done to deserve this? I would hope this is not some pity limelight, due to the Chris Brown incident.

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SwaggerAreUs
November 11th, 2009 at 10:15 am
“They help me look cute!” That was a ear-to-ear smile moment. I’m happy that Rihanna’s in a good place now…I just wanna see her do well. Whether that be emotionally, mentally and physically. From a fashion standing point, Rihanna is the Glamour Woman of the Year.

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Alicias a homewrecker
November 12th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
go on RiRi represent

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ILARIA
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:29 am
YOU ARE WONDERFULL,
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND
YOU ARE SPECIAL!!! BY THE FAN ILARIA…

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