About the DVF Awards
The DVF Awards was founded in 2010 by Diane von Furstenberg and The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation to recognize and support extraordinary women who are dedicated to transforming the lives of other women; women who have had the courage to fight, the power to survive, and the leadership to inspire.
Honorees are celebrated annually at the DVF Awards ceremony at the United Nations in New York City, as part of the Women in the World conference.
Each year, five awards are bestowed to women who have demonstrated leadership, strength, and courage in their commitment to women’s causes. The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation grants each honoree $50,000 for their non-profit organization in order to further their important work.
Award Categories
- The International DVF Award
- The Inspiration DVF Award
- The Lifetime Leadership DVF Award
- The People's Voice DVF Award
Announcing the 2018
DVF Awards Honorees
The following extraordinary women will be honored at the 9th annual DVF Awards in New York on April 13, 2018.
This year’s honorees are:
People's Voice DVF Award Nominees
Let your voice be heard.
The People’s Voice DVF Award is chosen by popular vote and will be celebrated at the 9th annual DVF Awards to be held on April 13, 2018 at the United Nations in New York City.
This year’s nominees are:
Past Awards

2018 Honorees
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, The Lifetime Leadership DVF Award
Misty Copeland, The Inspiration DVF Award
Ariela Suster, The International DVF Award (El Salvador)
Jaha Dukureh, The International DVF Award (The Gambia)
Luma Mufleh, The People’s Voice DVF Award

2017 Honorees
Dr. Jane Goodall, The Lifetime Leadership Award
Karlie Kloss, The Inspiration Award
Yoani Sánchez, The International Award (Cuba)
Baljeet Sandhu, The International Award (United Kingdom)
Louise Dubé, The People’s Voice Award

2016 Honorees
Dr. Martine Rothblatt, The Lifetime Leadership Award
Sarah Jones, The Inspiration Award
Maria Pacheco, The International Award (Guatemala)
Agnes Igoye, The International Award (Uganda)
Emily Greener, The People’s Voice Award

2015 Honorees
Melanne Verveer, The Lifetime Leadership Award
Gabrielle Giffords, The Inspiration Award
Adimaimalaga Tafuna’i, The International Award (Samoa)
Samar Minallah Khan, The International Award (Pakistan)
Becky Straw & Jody Landers, The Adventure Project, The People’s Voice Award

2014 Honorees
Gloria Steinem, The Lifetime Leadership Award
Alicia Keys, The Inspiration Award
Kah Walla, The International Award (Cameroon)
Liron Peleg-Hadomi & Noha Khatieb, The International Award (Israel)
Veronika Scott, Empowerment Plan, The People’s Voice Award

2013 Honorees
Robin Roberts, The Lifetime Leadership Award
Natalia Vodianova, The Inspiration Award
Andeisha Farid, The International Award (Afghanistan)
Sunitha Krishnan, The International Award (India)
Tammy Tibbetts, She’s the First, The People’s Voice Award

2012 Honorees
Oprah Winfrey, The Lifetime Leadership Award
Jaycee Dugard, The Inspiration Award
Panmela Castro, The International Award (Brazil)
Chouchou Namegabe, The International Award (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Layli Miller-Muro, Tahirih Justice Center, The People’s Voice Award

2011 Honorees
Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Lifetime Leadership Award
Elizabeth Smart, The Inspiration Award
Sohini Chakraborty, The International Award (India)
Kakenya Ntaiya, The International Award (Kenya)
Taryn Davis, American Widow Project, The People’s Voice Award

2010 Honorees
Ingrid Betancourt, The Lifetime Leadership Award
Danielle Saint-Lot, The International Award (Haiti)
Sadiqa Basiri Saleem, The International Award (Afghanistan)
Katherine Chon, Polaris Project, The People’s Voice Award