Monica Bellucci Looks Beautiful At Women’s World Awards Gala

Monica Bellucci Looks Beautiful At Women’s World Awards Gala
Italian actress Monica Bellucci received a prestigious world prize for women Thursday night and paid tribute to a preteen Yemeni girl who was prevented from attending the ceremony after becoming a global icon against forced marriages.

Nojoud Muhammad Nasser, 10, was not allowed out of Yemen to accept the honour in the World Hope category.

Receiving her World Actress Award, the 44-year-old Bellucci said “(Nasser) is too dangerous for her country, that’s why they won’t let her out”.

Nasser made headlines in April 2008 when she won a Yemeni court battle to divorce a 30-year-old man who sexually abused her.

Bellucci, whose credits include Malena, Matrix Reloaded, The Passion of the Christ and The Brothers Grimm, was awarded the acting prize ”for outstanding merit,” organisers said.

Monica Bellucci @ Women’s World Awards Gala - Arrivals, Vienna, Austria


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