F4D'S FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON
Fashion 4 Development’s Annual First Ladies Luncheon is held during the United Nations General Assembly week in New York, to celebrate the unprecedented cooperation between diplomacy and fashion for the greater good of women and children worldwide. First Ladies, UN Ambassadors and VIPs from around the world gather to honor award recipients – our “Agents of Change” - for their humanitarian work. F4D’s First Ladies Luncheon awards include: the Fashion 4 Development Award, Eco Award, Women’s Champion Award, League of Gentlemen Award and Medal of Honor.
AGENTS OF CHANGE
Meet the Agents of Change who received recognition during F4D's First Ladies Luncheon 2018 in NYC.
AMBER HEARD
Actress
FRANCINCE LEFRAK
Social Entrepreneur and Women’s Empowerment Activist
CARMEN BUSQUETS
Philanthropist and Investor
STUART MCCULLOUGH
Managing Director, The Woolmark Company
MELANIE STEINER
Chief Risk Officer, PVH
EDWINNA DUNN
Co-Founder of Dunnhumby and Founder of the Female Lead
ELLIE GOULDING
Singer and Songwriter
F4D'S 8th ANNUAL FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON 2018 - NYC
73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
September 25th 2018 at the Pierre Hotel, Fifth Avenue, NYC
Hosted by:
Evie Evangelou, President and Founder, Fashion 4 Development
Livia Firth, Creative Director, Eco Age Ltd
OAFLA, Organization of Africa First Ladies against HIV/AIDS, 44 Nations
Honorees:
F4D Award
CARMEN BUSQUETS, Philanthropist, Investor, Humanitarian and Sustainability Advocate
Franca Sozzani Award
FRANCINE LEFRAK, Social Entrepreneur and Women’s Empowerment Activist
Women’s Empowerment Award
EDWINA DUNN, Co-Founder of Dunnhumby and Founder of the Female Lead
Eco Award
ELLIE GOULDING, Double Brit - Winner and Grammy nominated singer, songwriter
Angel Award
AMBER HEARD, Actress, Philanthropist, and L’Oreal’s global celebrity spokesperson
League of Gentlemen Award
STUART MCCULLOUGH, Managing Director of The Woolmark Company
Leading Lady Award
MELANIE STEINER, Chief Risk Officer, PVH Corp.
F4D'S 7th ANNUAL FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON 2017 - NYC
72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
September 19th 2017 at the Pierre Hotel, Fifth Avenue, NYC
Honored Guest:
Franza Sozzani, F4D's former Goodwill Ambassador and Editor in Chief, Vogue Italia
Hosted by:
Evie Evangelou, President and Founder, Fashion 4 Development
Livia Firth, Creative Director, Eco Age Ltd
OAFLA, Organization of Africa First Ladies against HIV/AIDS, 44 Nations
with special guest, Chris Collins, as Master of Ceremonies
Honorees:
F4D's Medal of Honor
FRANCA SOZZANI, F4D's former Goodwill Ambassador and Editor in Chief, Vogue Italia
Fashion 4 Development Award
IMAN, Founder and CEO of Iman Cosmetics, Super Model, and Philanthropist
Franca Sozzani Award
DR. PRECIOUS MOLOI-MOTSEPE, Founder of African Fashion International (AFI) & CO-FOUNDER OF THE MOTSEPE FOUNDATION
F4D's Women's Champion Award
SYBIL YURMAN, Co-Founder and Designer, David Yurman Inc.
F4D's League of Gentlemen Award
SIMONE CIPRIANI, Head and Founder of the Ethical Fashion Initiative at the International Trade Centre
F4D'S 6th ANNUAL FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON 2016 - NYC
71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly
September 21st 2016 at the Pierre Hotel, Fifth Avenue, NYC
Honored Guest:
First Lady of the United Nations Madam Ban Soon-Taek
Hosted by:
Evie Evangelou, President and Founder, Fashion 4 Development
Franca Sozzani, F4D Goodwill Ambassador and Editor in Chief, Vogue Italia
Livia Firth, Creative Director, Eco Age Ltd
OAFLA, Organization of Africa First Ladies against HIV/AIDS, 44 Nations
Honorees:
F4D's Medal of Honor
MADAM BAN SOON-TAEK, First Lady of the United Nations
Fashion 4 Development Award
ANNIE LENOX, singer, songwriter, political activist, and philanthropist
F4D's Eco Award
SUZY AMIS CAMERON, environmental activist, former actress, and Executive Director of Food Choice Taskforce
F4D's League of Gentlemen Award
PAUL POLMAN, CEO Unilever
F4D's Women & Children's Champion Award
NATALIA VODIANOVA, model, philanthropist
F4D's Golden Heart Award
PETRA NEMCOVA, model, television host, and philanthropist
F4D's Education & Creativity Award
NADJA SWAROVSKI, Executive Board Member, Swarovski
F4D'S 5th ANNUAL FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON 2015 - NYC
70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
September 28th 2015 at the Pierre Hotel, Fifth Avenue, NYC
Honored Guest:
First Lady of the United Nations Madam Ban Soon-Taek
Hosted by:
Evie Evangelou, President and Founder, Fashion 4 Development
Franca Sozzani, F4D Goodwill Ambassador and Editor in Chief, Vogue Italia
Coumba Toure, Founder and President, Advanced Development for Africa
OAFLA, Organization of Africa First Ladies against HIV/AIDS, 44 Nations
Honorees:
Victoria Beckham, Goodwill Ambassador UNAIDS, Fashion Designer and Founder, Victoria Beckham Brand
Mark Dybul, Executive Director, The Global Fund
Yue-Sai Kan, Emmy winning television producer, Founder of Yue-Sai Cosmetics
Shri Mata (AMMA) Amritanandamayi, Spiritual Leader, Humanitarian and Visionary
Josie Maran, Founder and CEO of Josie Maran Cosmetics
F4D'S FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON 2015 - VIENNA
During the 23rd Life Ball Weekend
May 16th in the Marble Hall of the Belvedere Palace
Hosted by:
Fashion 4 Development and Aids Life in partnership with the Global Fund
Under the Auspices and patronage of Margit Fischer, wife of the Austrian President Heinz Fischer
Featuring:
UN HIV/AIDS advocate Charlize Theron as the keynote speaker
F4D'S 4th ANNUAL FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON 2014 - NYC
69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
September 23rd 2014 at the Pierre Hotel, Fifth Avenue, NYC
Honored Guest:
First Lady of the United Nations Madam Ban Soon-Taek
Hosted by:
Evie Evangelou, President and Founder, Fashion 4 Development
Franca Sozzani, F4D Goodwill Ambassador and Editor in Chief, Vogue Italia
Coumba Toure, Founder and President, Advanced Development for Africa
Honorees:
Donna Karan, Founder Urban Zen and Donna Karan Fashion Brand
Gery Keszler, Founder AIDS Life and Life Ball
Debbie Levin, President, Environmental Media Association (EMA)
Caroline Scheufele, Artistic Director and Co-President, Chopard
Sir Fazle Hassan Abed, Chairman, BRAC
F4D'S FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON 2014 - VIENNA
During the 22nd Life Ball Weekend
May 31st in the Marble Hall of the Belvedere Palace
Hosted by:
Fashion 4 Development and Aids Life
Under the Auspices and patronage of Margit Fischer, wife of the Austrian President Heinz Fischer
F4D'S 3rd ANNUAL FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON 2013 - NYC
68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
September 26th 2013 at the Pierre Hotel, Fifth Avenue, NYC
Honored Guest:
First Lady of the United Nations Madam Ban Soon-Taek
Hosted by:
Evie Evangelou, President and Founder, Fashion 4 Development
Franca Sozzani, F4D Goodwill Ambassador and Editor in Chief, Vogue Italia
Coumba Toure, Founder and President, Advanced Development for Africa
Honorees:
Folorunsho Alakija, Founder, the Rose of Sharon Foundation
Tina Brown, Editor in Chief of the Daily Beast and Founder Women in the World
Livia Firth, Founder, Eco-Age and Green Carpet Challenge
Michel Sidibe, Executive Director, UNAIDS
F4D'S 2nd ANNUAL FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON 2012 - NYC
67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
September 25th 2012 at the Pierre Hotel, Fifth Avenue, NYC
Honored Guest:
First Lady of the United Nations Madam Ban Soon-Taek
Hosted by:
Evie Evangelou, President and Founder, Fashion 4 Development
Franca Sozzani, F4D Goodwill Ambassador and Editor in Chief, Vogue Italia
HRH Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway
Coumba Toure, Founder and President, Advanced Development for Africa
Honorees:
H.E. Toyin Saraki, Founder of the Well Being Foundation in Africa
H.E. Okke Hatta Rajasa, Chairperson of Cita Tenun Indonesia
Lily Cole, Model, actress, philanthropist
F4D'S Premier ANNUAL FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON 2011 - NYC
66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
September 19th 2011 at the Pierre Hotel, Fifth Avenue, NYC
Hosted by:
Evie Evangelou, President and Founder, Fashion 4 Development
Stephanie Winston Wilkoff, Director of Fashion, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Coumba Toure, President of Advanced Development for Africa
Presenting:
Fashionable Haiti and Eredappa Fashions
Honoring:
Franca Sozzani, Goodwill Ambassador F4D and Editor in Chief Vogue Italia
Featuring Special Tributes to First Ladies around the Globe