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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 20: Jessica Chastain attends the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations "The Zookeepers Wife" on March 20, 2017 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == Image Credit: AFP

Jessica Chastain, Chelsea Clinton, Gayle King, Blake Lively, Audra McDonald and Viacom vice-chairwoman Shari Redstone are being recognised by Variety at its Power of Women: New York luncheon.

The Hollywood trade publication announced on Monday that the six women will be honoured April 21 at the Cipriani restaurant in New York. Saturday Night Live star Vanessa Bayer will host the private event.

The honorees will appear on the cover of Variety’s April 18 issue.

Now in its fourth year, the Power of Women: New York event celebrates the humanitarian efforts of the city’s female leaders in entertainment, media and politics.

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Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Image Credit: AP
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