Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards

The Ultimate Women of the Year awards are hosted by Cosmopolitan UK magazine every year. These awards focus on celebrating women from a range of fields including: entertainment, sports, business and music. Cosmopolitan also give awards to celebrate successful men. The awards started in 2006 and are hosted every December in the UK.

Winners

Celebrity Categories

Ultimate Newcomer: Leona Lewis
Ultimate Mistress of Music: Rihanna
Ultimate Comeback Queen: Myleene Klass
Ultimate Couple: Tess Daly & Vernon Kay
Ultimate 'Love the Skin you're in' Goddess: Charlotte Church
Ultimate Celeb Men of the Year: Justin Lee Collins & Alan Carr
Ultimate Lady Of Film: Cameron Diaz
Ultimate Top Woman On TV: Ashley Jensen
Ultimate Woman Who Made Us Care: Angelina Jolie
Ultimate Sports Superhero: Maria Sharapova
Ultimate 'Be The Best You Can Be' Woman Of The Year: Katie Price

2009

Ultimate Celeb Who Made Us Care: Brooke Kinsella
Ultimate Newcomer: Pixie Lott
Ultimate Green Queen: Amanda Jones
Ultimate Sports Star: Jessica Ennis
Ultimate Funny Woman: Ruth Jones
Ultimate Film Actress: Megan Fox
Ultimate Hottie: Ricky Whittle
Ultimate Fearless Females: Karen Darke
Ultimate Young Fashion Entrepreneur: Kate Fearnley
Ultimate Love Story: John Walker And Rebecca Shone-Walker
Ultimate TV Presenter: Holly Willoughby
Ultimate Love-Your-Body Champions: Caryn Franklin And Erin O'Connor
Ultimate Music Star: Leona Lewis
Ultimate International Angel: Sarah Spencer
Ultimate Man Of The Year: Andrew Flintoff
Ultimate Inspirational Woman: Justice Williams
Ultimate TV Actress: Lacey Turner
Ultimate Family Girls: Melissa And Laura Shields

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2010

Ultimate International Music Star – Katy Perry
Ultimate Fashionista – Nicola Roberts
Ultimate Campaigner – Leyla Hussein
Ultimate International Angel - Victoria Ferguson
Ultimate Man Of The Year – Dizzee Rascal
Ultimate UK TV Actress – Karen Gillan
Ultimate Sports Star – Jessica Ennis
Ultimate US TV Actress – Christina Hendricks
Ultimate Hottie – Mark Salling
Ultimate Celebrity Who Made Us Care – Fearne Cotton
Ultimate Friends - Joanne Lock And Meghan Fleet
Ultimate Catwalk Queen – Crystal Renn
Ultimate UK Music Star – Alexandra Burke
Ultimate Editor's Choice – Katie Piper
Ultimate Film Actress - Gemma Arterton
Ultimate Woman's Woman – Jasvinder Sanghera
Ultimate Love Story – Kevin And Jane Whitehead
Ultimate Fearless Female – Kate Nesbitt
Ultimate Theatre Star – Sheridan Smith
Ultimate TV Presenter – Christine Bleakley

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2011

Ultimate Music Star: Jessie J
Ultimate Campaigner: Kristin Hallenga
Ultimate TV Personality: Kelly Rowland
Ultimate Style Queen: Daisy Lowe
Ultimate Man Of The Year: Chris Jackson
Ultimate Survivor: Nicole Campbell
Ultimate Writer: Caitlin Moran
Ultimate US TV Actress: Blake Lively
Ultimate Fashion And Beauty Entrepreneur: Daisy Knights
Ultimate Family Girl: Gemma Dowler
Ultimate Newcomer: Michelle Dockery
Ultimate Icon: Debbie Harry
Ultimate Celeb Men Of The Year: JLS
Ultimate Love Story: Rachael And Nathan Cumberland
Ultimate Theatre Star: Amanda Holden
Ultimate Film Star: Mila Kunis
Ultimate UK TV Actress: Lauren Socha
Ultimate Editor's Choice: Lisa And Louise Hawker

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2012

Ultimate Confidence Queens – The Kardashians
Ultimate Men - One Direction
Ultimate Campaigners – Ruth Rogers And Natasha Devon
Ultimate Olympian – Jessica Ennis
Ultimate UK TV Actress – Vicky McClure
Ultimate Editor's Choice – Stephanie Kercher
Ultimate Film Actress – Jennifer Lawrence
Ultimate Paralympian – Sarah Storey
Ultimate Family Girl – Melanie Burgess
Ultimate Fun Fearless Female – Nicole Scherzinger
Ultimate International TV Actress – Melissa George
Ultimate Love Story – Emma And Chris Barton
Ultimate TV Personality – Tulisa Contostavlos
Ultimate Fundraiser – Polly Brooks
Ultimate Hottie – Louis Smith
Ultimate Pop Star - Cheryl Cole
Ultimate Style Icon – Kelly Osbourne
Ultimate Newcomer - Zawe Ashton
Ultimate Street Style Icon – Susan Yasemin

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2013

Real Life Categories

Ultimate Campaigner – Sophie Morgan
Ultimate Love Story – Charlotte And Chris Clark
Ultimate Editor's Choice – Baroness Doreen Lawrence
Ultimate Women's Warrior – Sarbjit Athwal
Ultimate Global Champions – Corrie Fraser And Olivia Barker
Ultimate Survivor – Jessica Price
Ultimate New Feminist – Laura Bates
Ultimate Young Creative Talent – Abygail Bradley

2014

Ultimate Style Icon – Abbey Clancy
Ultimate TV Personality – Mel B
Ultimate Writer – Lena Dunham
Ultimate Trailblazer – Paris Lees
Ultimate #Fabulousfriends – The Saturdays
Ultimate Game Changer – Dr Neha Pathak
Ultimate Campaigner – Temi Mwale
Ultimate Icon – Vivienne Westwood
Ultimate Love Story – Tom And Ellen Nabarro
Ultimate Men Of The Year – McBusted
Ultimate International Music Star – Taylor Swift
Ultimate Woman Of Courage – Kirsty Howard
Ultimate Breakthrough Actress – Natalie Dormer
Ultimate Funny Woman – Morgana Robinson
Ultimate Inspiration – Elliot Page^[a]
Ultimate UK Music Artist – Ella Henderson
Ultimate Editor's Choice – Davina McCall
Ultimate Body Confidence Queen – Bethany Townsend
Ultimate International Man Of The Year – Samuel L Jackson
Ultimate Sports Star – Jo Pavey

2015

Ultimate Woman Of The Year – Rebel Wilson
Ultimate Solo Artist – Jess Glynne
Ultimate Business Woman – Karren Brady
Ultimate Girl Group – Little Mix
Ultimate Sports Personality – Casey Stoney
Ultimate Game Changer – Abi Morgan
Ultimate Icon – Carrie Fisher
Ultimate TV Personality, With Baileys – Caroline Flack
Ultimate Trailblazer – Captain Hannah Winterbourne
Ultimate Campaigner – Meltem Avcil
Ultimate Empowerment Pioneer – Pavan Amara
Ultimate Humanitarian – Sajda Mughal
Ultimate Inspiration – Katie Cutler

Notes

^ Credited as Ellen Page

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