The sisterhood is back... and it’s wearing sequins return for Glamour Women Of The Year Awards 2025 with a new sense of purpose and two powerhouse cover stars leading the charge: Demi Moore and Tyla.
The Substance star and the South African singer have been named Glamour’s Global Women of the Year, fronting five special covers across the UK, US, Germany, Spain and Mexico.
From tomorrow, Glamour.co.uk will drop a new cover each day until the London ceremony on October 30, a countdown building the kind of buzz only Glamour can pull off.
This year’s theme is sisterhood - celebrating solidarity and connection across generations and continents. And few capture that spirit better than Moore and Tyla: one a Hollywood icon who rewrote the rules for women on screen, the other a relatively new global voice with an army of fans.
Moore, 62, who has faced years of speculation about whether she routinely goes under the knife revealed at January’s Golden Globes how a producer once dismissed her as a “popcorn actress” - good for blockbusters, but not for the serious stuff.
“That corroded me to the point where I thought… maybe this was it. Maybe I’d done what I was supposed to do,” the actress tells Glamour. She went on to say she had to stop measuring herself against unrealistic ideals and learn the value of her worth - a confession that struck a chord with many women.
Tyla, 23, meanwhile, represents the next wave - a global pop star whose debut single Water and red-carpet reign have made her one of fashion and music’s most talked about stars. She’s also faced her share of trolling and pushback, which now seems to be a rite of passage.
Tyla has never shied away from speaking her truth. She’s described herself as “coloured” in interviews and a 2020 TikTok, a label that sparked debate when she was pressed on The Breakfast Club by co-host Charlamagne tha God.
When her single WWP dropped, some commentators scrutinised its physical sales, suggesting her earlier comments might have affected Black audiences.
She’s shrugged it off, letting her work speak for itself. After her Grammy-winning 2024 self-titled debut and its smash single Water, she returned in July 2025 with Is It, which shattered her own streaming record with nearly 1.3 million first-day listens.
The stars will appear later this month at the London bash, which promises a night of big speeches, bolder outfits, and booze
Vick Hope will host, Ayamé Ponder fronts the Simple red carpet, and Deba Hekmat reports from the afterparty for Tinder.
Music comes from all-female collectives Foundation FM and Pxssy Palace, while artist Zoe Power has reimagined the awards themselves as miniature works of feminist pop art.
Glamour’s Head of Editorial Content Kemi Alemoru said: “This year, WOTY is all about sisterhood. It’s a year of firsts: the first time we’ve had a theme for the event, our first as a globalised brand, and also my first curation as the new Head of Editorial Content.
“I'm so excited to invite you all to witness the new vision we're shaping together - one that is unapologetic in championing collectives, making space for collaborators who have been integral to each other's incredible journeys, passing the megaphone to marginalised voices, and, above all, creating a space of hope, unity, and community in a divisive landscape.”
Last year’s Women of the Year honoured Simone Ashley, Pamela Anderson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jameela Jamil, Serena Williams and Chloe Bailey a line-up that set the bar high.
Anderson’s message to women “rising above their painful paths” went viral, while Jamil’s rallying cry about ageing and the patriarchy became an instant meme.
The Sisterhood takes the stage at 180 The Strand on October 30. Until then, all eyes are on the covers.
