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November 13, 2012

Lauren Hutton Talks Alligator-Wrestling at Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards

By Jennifer Vineyard

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Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage

At last night’s Glamour 2012 Women of the Year Awards, model Lauren Hutton approached Zaha Hadid, fell to her knees, and bowed her head. “There aren’t many women I’ve bowed down to,” she explained afterward. “I once dropped to my knees in front of Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West, when I saw her right on Gramercy Park, where she lived.” Hamilton’s response? “She said, ‘Oh child, get up!’” We asked each attendee about the most glamorous thing they’ve ever done; click through our slideshow for tales of shark bites, alligator-wrestling, Legos, and more.

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Cindi Leive and Lucy Bernstein Cindi: "All-told, my brain is more glamorous than any other body part. I have a photographic memory, and... Cindi Leive and Lucy Bernstein Cindi: "All-told, my brain is more glamorous than any other body part. I have a photographic memory, and I can read in the car. I think that's the main criteria for being an editor-in-chief -- reading in the car without getting naseauted. My toenails are unglamorous right now because I just trained for the New York City marathon that none of us got to run." Photo: Jamie McCarthy/2012 Getty Images
Lauren Hutton "The most glamorous thing I've ever done is wrestle a 400-pound alligator. It took about 47 minutes to get one turne... Lauren Hutton "The most glamorous thing I've ever done is wrestle a 400-pound alligator. It took about 47 minutes to get one turned over. It's sort of like dancing. You have to throw your weight over. I did it to protect myself from Helmut Newton, who was a monster. He would have made me look ugly! I was 47 years old and this was for Vanity Fair, about 20 years ago, and he insisted on using me. Then I tried to adopt the alligator afterwards. I was going to build a water pond in my loft, and thank God, I talked myself out of it." Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Andy Cohen and Arianna Huffington "I've made sleep cool. I've shown women that they can sleep their way to the top -- literally -- by gettin... Andy Cohen and Arianna Huffington "I've made sleep cool. I've shown women that they can sleep their way to the top -- literally -- by getting eight hours of sleep. And that contrary to the macho culture that makes us think sleeping is for losers. I say that sleeping is for winners!" Photo: Amy Sussman/2012 WireImage
Jenna Lyons "I'm better at Technic Lego than any man or woman in this building. My son is obsessed with Technic Legos, and they're the harde... Jenna Lyons "I'm better at Technic Lego than any man or woman in this building. My son is obsessed with Technic Legos, and they're the hardest to use because they move and have springs. I will challenge anyone in this building to a Lego duel. I'm faster than anyone. I could take you down. I usually have them in my purse, except today." Photo: Jamie McCarthy/2012 Getty Images
Missy Franklin "I love being tall. I can reach really tall things, like get things for people from the top shelf in the grocery store. It do... Missy Franklin "I love being tall. I can reach really tall things, like get things for people from the top shelf in the grocery store. It does actually happen -- random people are like, 'Can you get that for me?' If they wanted something I didn't approve of, that might be a problem! Like if a little kid wanted cigarettes. But usually it's just cereal!" Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Tyra Banks "I can transform. I can go from 'Oh my God, she wishes she were Tyra Banks, she's disgusting,' to 'Oh my God, that's Tyra Banks!'... Tyra Banks "I can transform. I can go from 'Oh my God, she wishes she were Tyra Banks, she's disgusting,' to 'Oh my God, that's Tyra Banks!' in fifteen frigging minutes." Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
Louise Roe "I've been bitten by a shark. It happened about five years ago in the Maldives, and had to get stitches. It was a tiny shark, but... Louise Roe "I've been bitten by a shark. It happened about five years ago in the Maldives, and had to get stitches. It was a tiny shark, but still a shark -- a black-tipped shark. It got me down underneath on my foot -- see that line? I was standing up to my knees and then something swam away and blood was in the water. I had to be taken by boat to the hospital. I quite like my scar. And I have it on my medical records." Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Katie Couric  Photo: Jamie McCarthy/2012 Getty Images
Diane Von Furstenberg  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Selena Gomez  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Julianna Margulies  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Cindi Leive and Zaha Hadid  Photo: Theo Wargo/2012 WireImage
Gabrielle Douglas  Photo: Theo Wargo/2012 WireImage
Pharrell Williams  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Lena Dunham  Photo: Theo Wargo/2012 WireImage
Annie Leibovitz  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Cynthia Nixon  Photo: Theo Wargo/2012 WireImage
Chelsea Handler  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Ruth Bader Ginsburg  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Solange Knowles, Mary J. Blige  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 WireImage
Chelsea Clinton  Photo: Jamie McCarthy/2012 Getty Images
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