Celeb moms honored by Cookie Magazine

Cookie magazine, a favorite of the CBB’s since we were featured in their inaugural issue in 2005, has announced the winners of it’s First Annual Smart Cookie Awards, awarded to mothers who have made a difference in the world for other women and children. Editor-in-chief Pilar Guzman says,

These amazing women have taken on vital issues that affect mothers andchildren worldwide, committing their time and resources to better the livesof total strangers. Theirefforts to help those around them — all while balancing the day-to-daychallenges of being moms — are truly awe-inspiring.

Among the honorees are five celeb mamas – model Liya Kebede, and actresses Mariska Hargitay, Cynthia Nixon, Sharon Stone, and Marcia Gay Harden, who is pictured below with her children – Eulala Grace, 8 1/2, and twins Julitta Dee and Hudson Harden, 3.

The women will be honored at an awards ceremony on April 30 at theMorgan Library & Museum in New York City, hosted by CNN’s Soledad O’Brien.

Photo by Robert Maxwell for Cookie Magazine.

For more information on the women’s causes –

Liya Kebede – The Liya Kebede Foundation and World Health Organization (WHO).

Mariska Hargitay – The Joyful Heart Foundation.

Cynthia Nixon – Alliance for Quality Education.

Sharon Stone – American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR).

Marcia Gay Harden – The Red Cross and The YMCA.

Comments

I think this sort of thing is great. It’s nice that they’ve honoured mums (inherently busy people anyway) who still find time to support causes.

Just as an aside, does anyone know how to pronounce Eulala? I’ve heard it as ‘You-Layla’, ‘You-La-La’ and ‘Oo-layla’ and ‘Oo-la-la’.

U-lay-la or U-la-la. Marcia talked about it on The View recently but all I can remember is the ‘u’ part!

- Lilybett on April 29th, 2007

Marcia certainly has beautiful kids! I don’t think I have seen very many pictures of them. Thanks for posting this.

- Judy on April 29th, 2007

Beautiful kids.

- Terri on April 29th, 2007

She pronounces it You-Lay-Lah.

Those are some adorable kids. it’s really amazing, since she had the twins so late in life (I think she was 45?). They look exactly like her.

- PSB on April 29th, 2007

Um, forgive me if I’m horribly wrong here, but didn’t Cynthia Nixon leave her kids with her husband to go and live with her girlfriend?

- Sabina on April 30th, 2007

That picture with Marcia and her kids are so cute. And also yay for Mariska!

- Happy For M & P on April 30th, 2007