Gallery: Women of the Year Awards 2013

'I salute every woman of this world,' says supermodel and rights activist Waris Dirie on collecting her award for the Women Of The Year Campaigning Award 2013, sponsored by Sacla.

Images: Charlotte Medlicott

Read more about The Women of the Year award winners 2013 here

Editor Lindsay Nicholson explains why Good Housekeeping is proud to be a sponsor of the Women of the Year Lunch and Awards

GH Editorial Director, Lindsay Nicholson, with the winners of the Good Housekeeping Outstanding Achievement Award, the Dagenham Women Machinists. 

The Dagenham Women Machinists are eight women who took part in the strikes for equal pay and recognition of skills that took place in 1968, and again in 1984-5, at the Ford car plant in Dagenham, Essex. These were: Vera Sime, Eileen Pullen, Gwen Davis, Sheila Douglass, Dora Challingsworth, Pamela Brown, Sarah Kavia and Bharti Patel.

Good Housekeeping cover star Lorraine Kelly with the winner of her Inspirational Women of the Year Award.

Marilyn Baldwin was voted by viewers of Lorraine's ITV show for her Think Jessica anti scamming campaign. The charity helps old and vulnerable people in the UK who are the potential victims of postal and telephone scams. Named after her Mum, Jessica, who was a victim of scammers, the initiative is supported by the local community and local police.

Andrea Coleman, Riders for Health co-founder, with her Barclays' UK Women of the Year award.

'When I think of the many marvellous, brave, clever, stoical, women I meet in my work, I realise just how lucky I am to be in a position to win this award. Women living in isolated, rural Africa are trapped by ill health, poverty and distance. They can never even dream that what they do will ever be seen, let alone recognised. I am lucky. I have had that opportunity,' says Andrea.

Helen Corbett (left), was nominated by mother Janet Corbett (right) to be the Good Housekeeping Guest.

Read about the Good Housekeeping Guest nominations here

Women of the Year 2013 winners and nominees:

Women Of The Year Campaigning Award, sponsored by Sacla: Waris Dirie.

Barclays' UK Women of the Year award: Andrea Coleman.

Good Housekeeping's Outstanding Achievement Award: Dagenham Women Machinists.

ITV Lorraine's Inspirational Woman of the Year Award: the three nominees, winner Marilyn Baldwin (far right), Siobhan Bogues (second right), and Sandra Barber (third right).

Lorraine Kelly with her Inspirational Woman of the Year Award winner Marilyn Baldwin (far left), and nominees Siobhan Bogues (second right), and Sandra Barber (far right).

Everyone in the room stands up and applauds as the Dagenham Women Machinists take to the stage to collect their Good Housekeeping Women of the Year Outstanding Achievement Award 2013.

'We never thought what we did 45 years ago would come to this,' they say.

Writer Malorie Blackman OBE at the awards ceremony.

GH cover star Fern Britton arrives at the Women of the Year drinks reception.

Tessa Jowell, Sian Williams and Emma Bridgewater enjoying lunch.

Supermodel Daphne Self.

Ruby Wax introducing the Barclays' UK Women of the Year award.

Read out recent interview with Ruby Wax.

Esther Rantzen at the pre-ceremony drinks reception.

Sheila Hancock at the awards ceremony.

On why she loves the Women of the Year lunch, actress Sally Phillips told us, 'I love hanging out with the girls. I also like the way people aren't pompous about their acheivements.'

Baroness Shirley Williams takes the stage.

Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE with Sandi Toksvig.

Good Housekeeping cover star Lorraine Kelly announces the winner of the Inspirational Women of the Year Award.

'In my opinion every women deserves a Women of the Year award,' says Malala Yousafzai via video link.

Speaking about education as the route to equality, Malala says, ‘My dream is to see equality in the world, to see every girl educated.’

President of Women of the Year, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC then announces that the Women of the Year Foundation will be making a donation to support girls’ education in Pakistan.