2015 Sackler Center First Awards

The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum presents the Sackler Center First Awards, honoring women who are first in their fields.

The evening features Miss Piggy in conversation with Gloria Steinem.

这 2015 Sackler Center First Awards honors performer, actor, writer, and icon Miss Piggy, for more than forty years of blazing feminist trails with determination and humor, and for her groundbreaking role inspiring generations the world over.

Miss Piggy is an international celebrity, television and feature film star, best-selling author, supermodel, and fashion icon. She has been called “the paradigm of porcine pulchritude and perspicacity.”

Born and raised on a farm, Miss Piggy enjoyed a happy childhood—if hunkering down in mud is your idea of a good time. Before long, she was off to the big city to pursue her dream of fame, fortune, 和, eventually, frogs. At first, Miss Piggy struggled with finding work, but she eventually landed a job as a hand model. From there, she entered the Miss Bogen County beauty contest, leading to a chance meeting with Kermit the Frog. The rest, as they say, is history . . . Soon after, Miss Piggy moved to London and got a job as part of the chorus in “The Muppet Show.” That lasted exactly one show. Halfway through her first musical number, she thrust herself into the spotlight, and never left. In an instant, she became a worldwide phenomenon within the entertainment industry.

Over the years, Miss Piggy has captivated the world with hundreds of appearances on “Good Morning America,” “America’s Got Talent,” “The Voice,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” and “Saturday Night Live,” among many others. Her divine visage has also been in countless magazines far too numerous to mention. Oh, alright—“InStyle,” “People,” “Elle UK,” “TV Guide,” and “Time,” to name just a few. Miss Piggy’s feature film credits include all eight Muppet movies: “The Muppet Movie,” “The Great Muppet Caper,” “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” “Muppet Treasure Island,” “Muppets from Space,” “The Muppets,” and “Muppets Most Wanted.” Miss Piggy is also an established author, whose credits include “In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy,” “Miss Piggy’s Rules,” “The Diva Code,” and national best-seller “Miss Piggy’s Guide to Life.” All this, and Miss Piggy still has time to devote to her grand obsessions and two most important things in her life—her frog and her career (not necessarily in that order).

This event took place at the Brooklyn Museum on Thursday, 万辛克 4, 2015. Video courtesy of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation. www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/

Video © 2015 the Brooklyn Museum. Miss Piggy & Kermit © 2015 The Muppets Studio, LLC. All Rights Reserved.