The hotel lobby was rustling with women in hats of all shapes and sizes, and every seat in the ballroom appeared to be filled with women excited to be there to support the honorees. In addition to Winans the other honorees include: Congresswoman Karen Bass (Legacy Award); Wendy Raquel Robinson (Shining Star Award); Dr. Yutaka Nihara (Focus Award) and First Lady Service Awards were presented to: Cynthia Buelna (Restauracion Total); Patricia Swancy (Peace Apostolic Church); Regina Taylor (Park Windsor Baptist Church); Morgen Wilbourne (Pacific Crossroads Church).
This year Winans was also named Gospel Artist of the Year and received Contemporary Gospel|Urban Worship Album of the Year
for her award-winning album, Let The Fall In Love. Visit www.cecewinans.com for more details. For those who missed Winans’ summer tour can catch herupcoming performances with the Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on December 7th and the San Francisco SymphonyDecember 12th and 13th.