Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay led the honorees at the annual gathering in Beverly Hills, California, joined by key female role models including Nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

Malala Yousafzai visited the Swat valley Saturday for her first trip back to the once militant-infested Pakistani region where she was shot in the head by the Taliban more than five years ago.