Kylie Minogue has been named Woman of the Year by Britain's Glamour magazine.
The "Spinning Around" singer, who went through a highly publicized battleagainst cancer this year (2006), was not present at the London ceremony, but thanked the public in a moving message.
Minogue said, "The last year has been my least public but, in many ways, themost. Your support has been an enormous help and I hope to be back with you all in person very soon."
Fellow nominees applauded the 38-year-old singer. Those in attendance at the awards were Charlotte Church, who won the Solo Artist of the Year award, and British actress Billie Piper, who scooped the accolade for Best United Kingdom TV actress.
Other winners at the star-studded bash included Sharon Osbourne, who washonored as TV Personality of the Year and Davina McCall, who took thePresenter of the Year award.The complete list of Britain's Glamour magazine winners are as follows:Woman of the Year: Kylie MinogueNokia Newcomer of the Year: Natalie PressTV Personality of the Year: Sharon OsbourneUnited Kingdom Solo Artist of the Year: Charlotte ChurchRadio Personality of the Year: Edith BowmanPresenter of the Year: Davina McCallBand of the Year: SugababesFunnywoman of the Year: Ashley JensenInternational Solo Artist of the Year: PinkFilmmaker of the Year: Emma ThompsonFilm Actress of the Year: Naomi WattsUnited Kingdom TV Actress of the Year: Billie PiperUnited States TV Actress of the Year: Nicolette SheridanEntrepreneur of the Year: Elizabeth HurleyDesigner of the Year: Luella BartleyAccessory Designer of the Year: Anya HindmarchSportswoman of the Year: Zara PhillipsOutstanding Contribution Award: Naomi CampbellMan of the Year: Paul Bettany
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