While the evening certainly got emotional, there was plenty room for laughter, too.

High praisebut who deserves it more than Miss Tina, the woman who raised two culture-defining talents?

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Angela Beyince, Tina Knowles, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland,Glamoureditor-in-chief Samantha Barry, and June Ambrose attendGlamour’s Women of the Year Awards at the Times Square Edition hotel on October 8.