The 34-year-old star accepted the Fashion Icon Award at the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City. She also gave a very touching speech; she spoke about how her mother helped her create outfits before designers wanted to dress her.
She said, “Thank you for showing me that having a presence is far more than the clothes you wear and your physical beauty. Thank you for showing me to never take no for an answer. Thank you for showing me how to take risks, work hard, and live life on my own terms.”
She added, “My mother and my uncle Johnny, God bless his soul, designed all of our first costumes and made each piece by hand, individually sewing hundreds of crystals and pearls, putting so much passion and love into every small detail,” reported JustJared.com.
