Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
Both of these people look very chic and competent here. ("Competent" is my biggest compliment in the world right now. All I want is for people to be chic and competent.)
Janelle Monae
Janelle Monae floated in, dressed like a human cloud that worried it might get chilly.
Viola Davis
For a moment, I thought Viola was wearing culottes, and, reader, I screamed. (It's just a skirt. She too looks Chic and Competent.)
Betty Reid Soskin
Ms Reid Soskin looks fantastic, and she is also an amazing and inspirational woman. Please read that profile of her, if you missed it the first time.
Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif looks fabulous here, and her speech was tremendous. (Heather and I went to this event a couple of years ago and it was honestly amazing. There are so many smart, brave women in the world who are trying to make it better.)
Emma Gonzalez, Jaclyn Corin, Edna Chavez, Naomi Wadler, and Sam Fuentes
These are the young women who became activists after the Parkland shooting, some of whom were students there and some of whom were not. They all look great. (It's not the most important thing, but America's youth DOES seem to have their lipstick game sorted already, which is a comfort to me as well.)
Aly Raisman in Christian Siriano
Aly looks super in this suit. And I know I don't actually know her in real life, but I watched her as a gymnast for so many years that I feel like I do, and I'm so proud of how brave she and the rest of the gymnasts who spoke up about Larry Nassar have been.
Rosemarie Aquilina
Judge Aquilina is the woman who sentenced Nassar, and gave him a well-deserved piece of her mind when she did so. She looks swell.
Angelea Povilaitis, Andrea Munford, Rachael Denhollander
Rachael Denhollander was the first woman to blow the whistle on Nassar; Andrea Munford was the Michigan State Police Department detective who helped crack the case against him, and Angelea Povilaitis is the DA who prosecuted him. I want to hug and high-five all of these women for their brains and bravery and tenacity. This piece in the Lansing State Journal about how Povilaitis and Munford built their case is very well worth your time. (I must warn you, it is graphic about Nassar's disgusting behavior.) Povilaitis is a bad-ass in general, also -- she works solely on cold case sexual assault cases. All these woman look amazing, but more importantly, they ARE amazing.