Announcing the fourth edition of L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards 2015

·         L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards to be held on March 23^rd 2015 in Mumbai

·         L'Oréal Paris Brand Ambassador Sonam Kapoor announced the nominees

Mumbai,24^th February 2015: , Femina - India’s first and largest read women’s lifestyle magazine in association with iconic beauty brand - L’Oréal Paris present the fourth edition of the L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards. Lauding women of worth, the awards will be held in Mumbai on 23^rd  March 2015.Present at a special ceremony to announce the nominees were Tanya Chaitanya (Editor, Femina), Manashi Guha (General Manager, L'Oréal Paris) and Sonam Kapoor (L'Oréal Paris Brand Ambassador).

Honoring women with extraordinary accomplishments, outstanding leadership qualities and exceptional commitment to their careers and communities; the L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards will have 14 categories including science, business and entrepreneurship, sports, art, and education, among others.  The nominees have been shortlisted after an extensive research process while identifying each one’s key contribution in their respective fields. These unique awards recognize and felicitate Women of Worth, while celebrating the many facets of their growth.

Sharing her thoughts, Tanya Chaitanya, Editor, Femina said, “L’Oreal Paris Femina Women awards 2015 will introduce you to women who keep the world going with their good, selfless work. Some have never visited cities, most haven't been exposed to media frenzy and definitely not a single nominee here is in it for publicity--these are superheroes who believe in letting their actions talk. L’Oreal Paris Femina Women awards 2015 awards are our way of thanking these unsung stars for saving the world, in their own big and small ways”.

Manashi Guha, General Manager, L'Oréal Paris said, “L’oreal Paris through its brand philosophy ‘ Because you are Worth It’, has always encouraged women to empower themselves and lead an extraordinary life while feeling beautiful from within. In our 4^th successful year, the L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards have nominees who selflessly work for improving the lives of other women. We salute them for their unwavering and selfess commitment to make a difference.”

 Showing her support was L'Oréal Paris brand ambassador Sonam Kapoor, “It’s an honour to support a platform that celebrates and admires accomplished women from various walks of life for their talent,grace and ability to inspire and achieve. I congratulate L’Oreal Paris and Femina for recognizing  such unstoppable ‘Women of Worth’. For me, each and every nominee is a winner and I wish them the best of luck.”

Readers are also invited to vote for the Reader’s Choice Category by visiting www.facebook.com/feminawoman and www.facebook.com/lorealparisindia

L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards 2014  Nominations
	Nominee Name
Social Impact (5)	Dr. Mithu Alur
	Manjula Pradeep
	Dr. Rukmini Rao
	Kapilaben Parmar
	Rapli Bai
Face of a Cause (4)	Dr. Ritu Biyani Joseph
	Binalakshmi Nepram
	Rekha Kumari
	Robin Chaurasiya
Online Influencers (5)	Anuradha Kedia
	Aditi Gupta
	Japleen Pasricha
	Shraddha Sharma
	Manju Latha Kalanidhi
Environment(4)	Suryamani Bhagat
	Lakshmi Narayanan
	Nisha Bora
	Suprabha Seshan
Sports (5)	Maria R. & Uvena F.
	Tejaswini Bai
	Dipa Karmakar
	Bhakti Sharma
	Ayonika Paul
Music & Performing Arts (5)	Aathira Krishna
	Padma Venkataraman Mangai
	Rida Gatphoh
	Sonam Kalra
	Prakriti Dutta
Science & Innovation (5)	Shalini Kumari
	Hemani Kalucha
	Lavina Mahbubani
	Swati Bedekar
	Dr Sathya Jeganathan
Education (4)	Shikha Jain
	Gitanjali Babbar
	Sonal Kapoor
	Kiran Bir Sethi
Design & Arts (5)	Aarohi Singh
	Karishma Shahani Khan
	PS Jalaja
	Dr. Alka Pande
	Pooja Ajmera
Literary Contribution (4)	Ruby Hembrom
	Malati Mathur
	Nabaneeta Dev Sen
	Leena Manimekalai
Business & Entrepreneurship (5)	Vidhya Ramasubban
	Shravani Pawar Hagargi
	Thinlas Chorol
	Anu Sridharan
	Vinita Sidhartha
Woman We Love (5)	Shakti Devi
	Subhreet Kaur Ghumman
	Badar Sayeed
	R Ponni
	Charu Khurana