EVITA, West Side Story and Snow White star Rachel Zegler has been named one of Glamour magazine’s 2025 Women of the Year.
Celebrating its 35th year, Glamour’s annual Women of the Year Awards honour trailblazing figures who have shaped culture, inspired change, and uplifted women around the world. This year’s theme, “Sisterhood,” highlights the bonds—familial and found—that unite women through shared experiences and mutual support.
Honouring a rising star
Rachel Zegler, who made her dazzling debut in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and recently took the West End by storm playing Eva Perón in musical EVITA, is celebrated by Glamour for building a platform rooted in integrity and activism. The magazine’s profile, written by Olivier and BAFTA-winning actress Helen Mirren, spotlights Zegler’s talent, courage, and compassion, positioning her as one of Hollywood’s most promising and outspoken young voices.
Speaking about Evita, Zegler told Helen Mirren in the interview that, “The beautiful thing about Evita for me – beyond all of the wonderful people I met and all of the wonderful work we’re doing – is that I never thought I would be a part of something so celebrated, because of the way that I’ve been conditioned to believe that I wouldn’t be.”
Read the full profile of Rachel Zegler in Glamour.
Women of the Year
The actor is joined by a diverse group of US honourees: children’s media creator Ms. Rachel, legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath, and five standout athletes from the WNBA — Napheesa Collier, Lexie Hull, Jonquel Jones, Nyara Sabally, and Satou Sabally, who are recognised for their advocacy and collective power.
They join Glamour’s global Women of the Year, legendary actress Demi Moore, and singer and songwriter Tyla.
This year’s Glamour Women of the Year event will take place on 4 November 2025 at The Plaza Hotel in New York, with a livestream on Glamour.com, TikTok, and YouTube. TV personalities and sisters Brooks and Grace Ann Nader will host the red-carpet broadcast.
Since launching in 1990, Glamour’s Women of the Year has honoured icons from Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams to Malala Yousafzai and Billie Eilish.
Rachel Zegler in the West End
Rachel Zegler was all over British TV this weekend, promoting the newly released London cast recording of Evita.
Rachel performed ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ from Evita on Strictly Come Dancing’s results show on Sunday (26 October). She also joined Graham Norton on his Friday night chat show to talk about the album, alongside guests including Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston, who is set to appear on stage in the West End next month, starring in All My Sons.
It was announced today that Rachel Zegler and Broadway star Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) are set to star together in a major new 25th anniversary concert production of The Last Five Years at the London Palladium. Playing from 24 to 29 March 2026, the concert will be conducted and directed by the show’s composer, Jason Robert Brown.
More about tickets to The Last Five Years in Concert at the London Palladium
Glamour credits: Photos: Fanny Latour-Lambert/Glamour; Interview: Helen Mirren; Introduction: Zing Tsjeng; Stylist: Rachel Bakewell; Set Design: Nicola Bell; Hair: Nao Kawakami; Makeup: Joey Choy; Nails: Robbie Tomkins; Production: ZRD Production; Special Thanks: Soho Theatre Walthamstow
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