Eleven women were recognized at the Next Creative Leaders Global Awards for their creative excellence in advertising and design, an initiative organized by The One Club for Creativity and the 3% movement.

Next Creative Leaders identifies and celebrates talented creative women who are making their mark with both great work and a workplace perspective on diversity that helps change the industry for the better.

While seven of this year’s honorees currently work in the US, the program has a strong global element with eight winners originally from other countries. W+K landed three winners and two were from the BBDO network. The announcement was made at The 3% Conference in Chicago.

This year’s winners were Brynna Aylward, Erin Evon, Sali Horsey and Zoe Nash (awarded as a team), Marie-Claire Maalouf, Mariana Oliveira, Patty Orlando, Sara Phillips, Caro Rebello, Hannah Smit and Lauren van Aswegen.

“The One Club for Creativity has a long-standing commitment to providing programming that helps improve the industry’s diversity and gender equality,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO, The One Club. “We created our own Inclusion & Diversity Department nearly a decade ago and are proud to support programs like Next Creative Leaders.”

There was no cost for entering the competition. Entrants were judged on four-to-six pieces of creative work, their background, and information about how they — and their work — are pushing the industry forward and making a positive contribution in terms of diversity, mentoring and advocacy.

Winners were selected by a jury of 39 top creatives, including a number of past Next Creative Leaders winners such as Ron Buragge from Pepsico, Luis Camano from Key Activations, Charlotte Clymer from Human Rights Campaign and Elaine Cox from Heat.

“I’m proud of the level of talent and spirit embodied by this year’s Next Creative Leaders and their contribution to the industry,” Kat Gordon, founder, The 3% Movement. “The majority of our winners are currently or originally from outside the US, making this a true global showcase of diversity, advocacy and opportunity for people of every ethnicity.”

The initiative started in 2015 thanks to the efforts of The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost non-profit organization recognizing creative excellence in advertising and design, and the 3% Movement, the advertising industry’s leading voice for gender equality and diversity overall.

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