Women of the Year finalists named and ready for their big night

The eight categories for the awards – brought to you by Harvey Norman –  have 26 finalists, vying for the overall title and a $5000 Harvey Norman voucher.

The winners of each category and overall winner plus People’s Choice winner will be announced at a glittering awards night on September 23 at Star Gold Coast. 

The finalists are:

Angels Among Us (by St Hilda’s School)

• Manuela Whitford (Friends with Dignity founder)
• Nicolle Edwards (RizeUp CEO)
• Samantha Stenberg (National Disaster Management Service  founder)

Champions of Education (by Study Gold Coast)

• Kym Amor (Foxwell State Secondary College principal)
• Keitha Dunstan (Bond University Provost, professor)
• Donna Naylor (Study Gold Coast careers outreach manager)

Young Women (by Homebodii)

• Sophia Rizzo (Glitter Girl  founder)
• Ella Cohen (Gold Coast Turf Club marketing coordinator)
• Brooke Pender (The Fresco  Collection founder)

Entrepreneurs (by Southern Cross University)

• Cherie Uzan (The Valley Estate, Balboa Italian owner operator)
• Jordana Edwards (The Breastfeeding Tea Co founder)
• Vanessa Cave & Rose Madden (Nine Lives Bazaar directors)

Entertainers (by Star Gold Coast)

• Sue Porrett (Pink Flamingo coowner, Aerial Angels)
• Liz Cantor (Seven presenter, TV personality)
• Michaela Cook (Musician)

Wellness Warriors (by Chempro)

• Felicity Cohen (WeightLoss Solutions Australia CEO)
• Belinda Norton (Health, physical educator)
• Jodie Bradnam (Village Roadshow wellbeing officer)

Champions of Sport (by Harvey Norman)

• Linda Bishop (All Stars Netball Club Gold Coast president)
• Natasha Price (elite athlete,  InvincABLE managing director) 
• Maddie McTernan (s14 elite swimmer)

Stars of Tourism (by Destination Gold Coast)

• Marion Charlton (Gold Coast Airport chief operating officer)
• Jayme Cuttriss (National Trust of Australia CEO, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary)
• Sarah Colgate (Aquaduck, Southern Cross Tours managing  director)
• Natasha Edwards (Swell sculpture festival founder, director)

As published by Gold Coast Bulletin