The former secretary of state and first lady attended the event on behalf of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, which she founded in 1997.
Among those honored during the night was director Ava DuVernay, who received the Inspiration DVF Award. This year’s Lifetime DVF Award went to Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank.
The DVF Awards were founded in 2010 by von Furstenberg and the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation to recognize and support women who are dedicated to transforming the lives of other women. This year, honorees received $100,000 with their awards, which is double the prize that was previously gifted in past years.
Hillary Rodham Clinton during the 13th annual DVF Awards 2022 during the 79th Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 1, 2022 in Venice, Italy.
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