Marie Claire Future Shapers 2016: See all the party pics

Maire Claire Future Shapers — (Image credit: Dave Bennett)

Marie Claire and friends were out in force on Thursday night to celebrate the eleven brilliant winners of the Marie Claire Future Shapers Awards, in partnership with Neutrogena.

Marie Claire scoured the country to find the eleven winners, all immensely talented women changing the way we live and work in fields ranging from tech and science to arts and activism. The eleven Future Shapers Awards winners included anti-extremism activist Sara Khan, FoodCloud founder Iseult Ward, CrowdJustice legal mastermind Julia Salasky, Instagram's Amy Cole and tailor Phoebe Gormley.

Olympic track star Katarina Johnson-Thompson came up on stage to present Future Shapers Award winner Samantha Payne with her prize. Payne is the co-founder of Open Bionics, a start-up that creates affordable bionic hands for amputees, and Johnson-Thompson praised her work for giving people greater freedom and independence.

Celebrities in attendance included Billie JD Porter (who went upstairs to play a set at the post-ceremony party), Millie Mackintosh and singer Rebecca Ferguson. As the music got going, guests were treated to cocktails including Cointreau Fizz with cucumber and basil, Freixenet Ice Cava with mint and Piccini Orange Label Bianco Toscana wine, while on the menu were chicken skewers, lobster arancini and heritage tomato tartlets, before the late-night snacks arrived (salt beef bagels and Mexican bean burgers.)

To give everyone a little career inspiration while they partied, on the walls around the room were blown up images of quotes from the Future Shapers winners. ‘Surround yourself with positive people who believe in you’ read Iseult Ward’s quote, while Karen Mattison advised to not ‘wait for opportunities. Set targets and take small steps to tick them off.’

The quotes were part of Marie Claire’s latest initiative #PassItOn, which encourages women to share advice and guidance from their own careers to help others. Want to get involved? Simply tweet your own piece of career advice or hard-won lessons from your own career with the hashtag #PassItOn.

See all the stylish guests below...

Lilah Parsons

Lilah Parsons at the Future Shapers awards in London

Chloe Lloyd

Chloe Lloyd at the Future Shapers awards in London

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

Katarina Johnson-Thompson at the Future Shapers awards in London

Phoebe Gormley

Phoebe Gormley at the Future Shapers awards in London

Millie Mackintosh

Millie Mackintosh at the Future Shapers awards in London

Roxie Nafousi

Roxie Nafousi at the Future Shapers awards in London

Sarah-Jane Mee

Sarah-Jane Mee at the Future Shapers awards in London

Laura Pradelska

Laura Pradelska at the Future Shapers awards in London

Frankie Bridge and Rebecca Ferguson

Frankie Bridge wearing Tara Jarmon and Rebecca Ferguson at the Future Shapers awards in London

Whinnie Williams

Whinnie Williams at the Future Shapers awards in London

Jasmine Hemsley

Jasmine Hemsley at the Future Shapers awards in London

Sophie Mitchell

Sophie Mitchell at the Future Shapers awards in London

Arabella Boyce

Arabella Boyce at the Future Shapers awards in London

Arielle Free

Arielle Free at the Future Shapers awards in London

Frankie Bridge

Frankie Bridge at the Future Shapers awards in London

Rebecca Ferguson

Rebecca Ferguson at the Future Shapers awards in London

Connie Constance

Connie Constance at the Future Shapers awards in London

Nyasha Matonhodze

Nyasha Matonhodze at the Future Shapers awards in London

Jada Sezer

Jada Sezer at the Future Shapers awards in London

Hannah Louise

Hannah Louise at the Future Shapers awards in London

Becky Sheeran and Dina Torkia

Becky Sheeran and Dina Torkia at the Future Shapers awards in London

Steph Hall

Steph Hall at the Future Shapers awards in London

Billie JD Porter

Billie JD Porter at the Future Shapers awards in London

Sinead Harnett

Sinead Harnett at the Future Shapers awards in London

Trish Halpin and Justine Southall

Trish Halpin and Justine Southall at the Future Shapers awards in London

Connie Constance

Connie Constance at the Future Shapers awards in London

Billie JD Porter

Billie JD Porter at the Future Shapers awards in London

Rosie Nafousi and Millie Mackintosh

Rosie Nafousi and Millie Mackintosh at the Future Shapers awards in London

Sunil Makan is the Editor of British Marie Claire. With over 15 years of publishing experience, working on print publications and their digital counterparts, national newspapers and digital pure plays he is an Editor, Strategist, Content Producer, Creative Director and Brand Consultant.

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