Ms. Rachel’s Dress at the Glamour Women of the Year 2025 Awards Has a Special Meaning

Ms. Rachel’s dress at the Glamour Women of the Year 2025 Awards proves that she wears her heart on her sleeve—sometimes literally. Rachel Accurso (or as you know her, Ms. Rachel) continued her advocacy work for the children of Gaza by attending the 2025 Glamour Women of the Year Awards in a dress that had a very special meaning behind it.

Glamour has learned exclusively that ahead of the event, which took place on November 4 at the Plaza in New York City, Ms. Rachel asked kids from Gaza to make artwork that told their stories, and then had their pictures embroidered onto an upcycled dress that she purchased for the event. We’re told she knows the meaning behind each artwork, and her hope is that she will elevate these children’s stories, and so many others, by wearing them tonight.

“I’m thinking about all the little ones there and what we can do for them,” she told livestream hosts Brooks and Grace Ann Nader on the red carpet, adding that she also has pictures of all the children with her.

“I’m carrying their stories in my heart,” she continued. “They all know about the dress, and they’re so excited.”

See a closer look at Ms. Rachel’s dress at the Glamour Women of the Year 2025 Awards, below.

Accurso presides over a media empire that includes 13 billion YouTube views, 9 books, a line of best-selling toys, and a Netflix series that’s pulled in more than 53 million views (and counting). But it’s what she does with that incredible platform that makes her a 2025 Glamour Woman of the Year, including the advocacy work that’s led her to become one of the loudest American voices for the children in Gaza.

“My love and care for children doesn’t stop at my own children,” she previously told Glamour. “It doesn’t stop at the children in our country. It embraces every child of the world. And I don’t think that our love should end at religion or skin color or where people are born. I think that that’s not what’s right, in my soul…. Children should have human rights, and children do have human rights. To me, that grown-ups are failing children and not following those guidelines, it’s so upsetting.”

“I’m always thinking about kids in need,” Ms. Rachel continued. “I have these briefings where I learn what it’s like to be a kid in the hardest places. I don’t think having a platform comes with negatives. One of the positives is being able to highlight issues and get a message to a bigger audience. I think it’s a big responsibility that should be used as much as possible.”