Reese Witherspoon, Viola Davis, Jane Fonda, Jennifer Lopez and Universal Pictures Chair Donna Langley were on Saturday given the Lifetime Impact Awards at the 2014 Variety Power of Women awards held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Season Hotel.
The 6th annual A-list event was organized in partnership with Lifetime Television. The event is organised each year to honor various female entertainers for their commitment to charity while involving themselves in philanthropic works.
Witherspoon, who is a huge admirer of Nobel Peace Prize winner Yousafzai Malala, celebrated the work done by the teenage Pakistani girl while accepting the award for her own philanthropic efforts with the Malala Fund.
The Oscar winning Hollywood star told the audience that Malala is her role model and it was her 15-year old daughter Ava who first attracted her attention towards the Pakistani activist.
"This summer, my daughter and I got to meet Malala and got to have dinner with her at a friend's house," Witherspoon, 38, said.
For her part, Viola Davis talked about her personal reasons for focusing on childhood hunger. "I was one of the 17 million kids in this country who didn't know where the next meal was coming from, and I did everything to get food," she said.
Davis told the audience how she stole, rummaged through garbage bins, befriended children who were lucky to always have food on their table, and ensured that she does not remain hungry. "It has been the joy of my life to be able to start this campaign," she said.
Jane Fonda was hailed for her work with the 20-year old Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential, which is aimed to reduce teen pregnancy cases. "I grew up believing that service is the rent you pay for life," Fonda said.
J-Lo was honored for her work with The Lopez Family Foundation that works for women's and children's access to medical care.
Universal Pictures Chair Donna Langley received an award for her philanthropic efforts as Global Ambassador with Vital Voices. "I want them to grow up in a world where female empowerment and female rights are a birthright," Langley said.
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