Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Smart Honored By Diane Von Furstenberg (PHOTOS)

The second annual Diller-von Furstenberg Awards took place in N.Y.C. on Friday night, honoring Elizabeth Smart, Taryn Davis of The American Widow Project, Kakenya Ntaiya of the Kakenya Center for Excellence, Sohini Chakraborty of Kolkata Sanved and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Chelsea was on-hand to give her mother the inaugural Inspiration Award, Women's Wear Daily writes. She recounted, "My mother once said, 'I wasn't born a First Lady or a Senator. I wasn't born a Democrat. I wasn't born a wife or mother.' But I think she may have been born an advocate for human rights, women's rights and children's rights."

According to WWD, Hillary emphasized the importance of hearing the different tales of the nominees, saying, "These are really important stories. They are not ones that are usually told. They don't grab headlines except in unusual circumstances, but this is some of the most important work anywhere in the world -- empowering women to stand up for themselves and their families and claim their voices and their votes."

Take a look at pictures from the event, which was co-sponsored by Diane Von Furstenberg and Tina Brown.

(All images by Getty or PatrickMcMullan.com)

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[granamica]

12:04 AM on 03/15/2011

Puma porn

[pinkindie]

02:39 PM on 03/14/2011

Is this DVF's mea culpa to Hillary?

[NevaforLeadership]

08:00 PM on 03/13/2011

Elizabeth Smart has grown into such a beautiful woman.

[PaticaDeGato]

11:28 AM on 03/13/2011

The Diane Von Furstenberg award? The I-married-a-rich-gay-guy-yet-I-ignored-the-fact-for-my-own-sake-for-I-have-no-talent award?

Hill, you could do better.

[NevaforLeadership]

08:03 PM on 03/13/2011

I am not familiar with Diane Von Furstenberg's background (other than creator of the wrap dress).

One woman in the lineup outshines the rest in using her husband no matter what to further her own ambitions.

[kath1y]

11:38 PM on 03/12/2011

I like Hillary's hair longer. And I wish Chelsea would give her wonderful red curls another try, the straight hair is trite and a lot of bother.

[Christy Sargent Anderson]

06:39 PM on 03/12/2011

I wonder if Chelsea would ever consider going in to politics.

[johnjohn1234]

07:03 PM on 03/12/2011

Word has it she will be running against Jenna Bush in 2032.

[Lunamoth]

07:43 PM on 03/12/2011

I'm thinkin' that may be in the works

[randy44]

06:27 PM on 03/12/2011

HILLARY'S "PUMA's"
Jul 20, 2008

While blogging on another site, I came across a phenomenon I had heard rumor of, but had never encountered directly. They're called "PUMA's", an acronym which supposedly stands for "Party Unity My Ass". They are a group of affected Hillary supporters who want Hillary in 2008 by any means necessary. They appear to be "Hillary-crats" above being Democrats, with tunnel vision and a scorched earth mentality to tear the entire Democratic party down in support of Hillary or bust. Some swear by the legitimacy of this group and its mentality, while others have dismissed it as a "divide and conquer" tactical creation of the Republican party. But in giving this group the benefit of the doubt as being legit, I wanted to move the conversation of their methods to a REALITY BASED discussion. Since I'm not exactly sure what these so called "PUMA's" expect to accomplish by their disruptive and divisive methods and planned negative actions, I posed a very obvious question: What is their goal, and do they seriously believe they can pull it off???

[gypsynomad]

06:49 PM on 03/12/2011

Whatever, this style page by the way...

[BklynDame]

07:07 PM on 03/12/2011

Um, how old is that? This was of relevance in 2008 (and not in the style section).

[MrGovtCheese]

06:20 PM on 03/12/2011

They should have taken another photo of Diane Sawyer #8 with a different pose.

[boycottrightwingthings]

05:53 PM on 03/12/2011

Out of all of the famous people that I have met, the one that I love and remember as being the most genuine, the most sweet, and who gave me the best words, (and even a quick hug!) was Hillary! She reminds me of the mom that I am lucky enough to have. Imagine being such a good mom, no matter what your resposibilities! Chelsea is a very lovely and lucky woman. Hillary said that after SOS she wants to focus on helping women all over the world. She ROCKS! : )

[cliefeld]

05:39 PM on 03/12/2011

Whose hand is that on HC's right leg?!?!

[caveman1313]

03:43 AM on 03/14/2011

certainly not bill's

[mssreader]

05:38 PM on 03/12/2011

Hillary Clinton and Eleanor Roosevelt are my heroines in this world. These two women are sadly rare.

[naschkatze]

06:40 PM on 03/12/2011

Hillary is not a patch on Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor was a genuine humanitarian, not a conniving, double-speaking, me first politician.

[mssreader]

06:44 PM on 03/12/2011

nasch, I respect your opinion and hope that you respect mine as I stick with Hillary and Eleanor.

[gypsynomad]

06:47 PM on 03/12/2011

Hello mssreader....Madame Hill it is....and she has ways to go. Love your ava, reminder of spring.. ;)

[mssreader]

08:24 PM on 03/12/2011

Thanks gypsy. I love daisies. Is there any flower that looks fresher or more perkier?

I'm hoping that Madame Hill gets another rung on her ladder!

enjoy your weekend.

Your puppy looks like royalty!

[Scoville Scale]

05:06 PM on 03/12/2011

Listen, Hillary Clinton has a pretty difficult task to face each day.
She has to be insightful, intelligent, caring, strong and dignified.
She pulls this off without a hitch.
At the same time, American society demands that she be feminine, young, attractive, alluring, etc.
Well.. she's not young or alluring, but she manages to present herself in a way that makes the things that she IS, somehow transfer into the things she isn't.
Hmm... Know what I mean, folks?
Insightful, intelligent, caring, strong and dignified? Pretty sexy if you ask me.

[kevinbr38]

04:19 PM on 03/12/2011

All my best wishes to the entire Smart family. Those Clinton girls rock. As to the fashion aspect, Hillary shows true fashions sense in that she wears what she feels comfortable in, what works for the grueling job she has. She is an intelligent class act through and through. Hillary 2016!

[boycottrightwingthings]

05:39 PM on 03/12/2011

Fan and Fave 645!

[gypsynomad]

06:49 PM on 03/12/2011

X2

[electricladyland]

03:50 PM on 03/12/2011

Chelsea Clinton is very pretty.

[gypsynomad]

06:50 PM on 03/12/2011

No argument there...and fave

[johnjohn1234]

10:04 AM on 03/13/2011

Really? Smart and classy I'll give you.

[electricladyland]

06:26 PM on 03/13/2011

Yes, really.

[Lightwins]

03:45 PM on 03/12/2011

This isn't what the article is about, but every time I see Elizabeth Smart I cringe at the thought of the severe and repeated trauma she endured and that she has not done any therapy. As a mental health professional who specializes in trauma, I know that "time does not heal all wounds" when it comes to trauma. She needs treatment for that.