The Glamour Awards is an annual set of awards hosted by Glamour magazine. Woman of the Year awards honour "extraordinary and inspirational" women from a variety of fields, including entertainment, business, sports, music, science, medicine, education and politics. There is also an award handed out each year called the Man of the Year for men.
After Glamour announced that it would be giving an award to Caitlyn Jenner in November 2015, the husband of New York police officer Moira Smith returned the "Woman of the Year" award that Glamour had awarded her, with an open letter to Cyndi Lieve, the magazine's editor-in-chief.[23] Jenner decided to return the award, in 2024.[24]
^Wang, Yanan. "Husband of 9/11 hero returns award given to late wife after Caitlyn Jenner earns same honor". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2015. I was shocked and saddened to learn that Glamour has just named Bruce Jenner 'Woman of the Year.' Was there no woman in America, or the rest of the world, more deserving than this man? I can only guess that this was a publicity stunt meant to resuscitate a dying medium. After discussing this slap in the face to the memory of our Hero with my family, I have decided to return Moira's award to Glamour magazine.