Sharifa Begum and Imdad Basit Launched the She Awards in 2018 to celebrate “everyday women” across the UK.
The annual awards – held last week on, International Women’s Day – aimed to “recognise and celebrate the achievements of women from all walks of life”, said Sharifa Begum.
Over 200 people gathered in London to celebrate the contributions that women continue to make across the spectrum from business to community and sports. These awards were presented by Bela Shah
“We deliberately represent women from diverse backgrounds – it’s about celebrating everyday women who wouldn’t normally get the red carpet experience, and making them feel like celebrities.” Imdad Basit.
Arts & Culture: Gia Soni Natasha Syed Business Woman: Manita Gosai Sandy Chamberlain Champion Fundraiser: Naghma Batti Community Champion: Pushpita Gupta Health & Fitness: Ayesha Ahmad Sonali Dattani Humanitarian: Reena Kalia: Inspirational Role Model: Kay Lou Haskins Nina Darmeci Sophia Choudry Outstanding Culinary Skills: Harshita Saxena Remarkable Woman: Samina Hussain Sustainable small business: Claudia & Coco Chalfen Lisa Hickey Unsung Heroine: Saira Mahmood Valiant Volunteer: Monwara Ali Warrior: Elizabeth Amoah Young Champion: Aliza Yousuf Ifrah Shafiq Outstanding Woman: Minreet Kaur
Arts & Culture: Bhagya Lakshmi Business woman: Trish Kaur Champion Fundraiser: Selina Goyal Community Champion: Serena Nalty-Coombs Health & Fitness Inspiration: Tejal Patel Humanitarian: Munnever Borova Inspirational Role Model: Emb Hashmi Hasina Rahman Outstanding Culinary Skills: Manju Patel Remarkable Woman: Kirubai Kohout Sustainable small business: Karishma Mahtani Unsung Heroine: Veerpal Sandhu Valiant Volunteer: Anema Mistry Warrior: Ruby Rose Hodgson Young Champion: Aasiyah Dossa Alia Kasmani Outstanding Woman: Manmeet Kaur Chowdhry Honorary: Dr Sabika Karim Najma Begum Tasha Tah
The awards which took place at Chigwell’s Hallmark hotel, saw former Apprentice winner Carina Lapore, Tasha Tah, Anisha Vasani, Natasha Syed, Paul Chowdhry in attendance.