(L-R: Bethany Townsend, Kirsty Howard, Louise Court, Samantha Cameron, Paris Lees, Temi Mwale, Neha Pathak, Ellen Nabarro, Tom Nabarro)
The six amazing women (and one inspirational man) who made up our Ultimate Women Awards winners headed to Downing Street with Cosmo's editor Louise Court after they received their gongs.
After a tour of Number 10 - including a peek at two Turner paintings in the room where David Cameron meets heads of state, and a look at the Tracey Emin light installation which graces the Terracotta Room and reads, "More Passion" - our winners were guided into the Cabinet Room.
It's the place where, for over a hundred years, all the biggest decisions in the country have been made by our leaders, and our Ultimate Trailblazer Paris Lees looked pretty comfortable taking the seat where every Prime Minister since Disraeli has made their mark.
Told about the bullet- and sound-proof windows, the fact that no digital devices are allowed in the Cabinet Room (notes are taken on paper), and that the Downing-Street branded pencils have been scrapped in favour of standard HBs as a cost-cutting measure (the old ones kept getting nabbed as souvenirs), there was just one question on everyone's lips.
"So, how often do the net curtains get washed?" Paris asked*.
Once our winners had perused books signed by John F Kennedy and Churchill, examined a gold-plated sword which is always kept in the Cabinet Room (gulp) and learned that David Cameron's seat is the only one in the room that boasts arms, Samantha Cameron arrived to greet her guests.
She was visibly moved as she chatted to our winners about their incredible achievements, from Ultimate Woman of Courage Kirsty's fundraising, which has topped £7.5m, to Ultimate Game Changer Neha's ground-breaking cancer research.
Our winners can count themselves among the brightest, best and bravest men and women in the country - and they looked right at home in the Prime Minister's residence. As they continue to make their mark, inspiring everyone around them, perhaps it's not the last time they'll see behind one of the most famous doors in the country...
*Twice a year - once in Spring and once at Christmas.
![Headshot of Rosie Mullender Headshot of Rosie Mullender](https://hips.hearstapps.com/rover/profile_photos/dc78afcf-1474-4a2b-9f75-483c9b99b69e.jpg?fill=1:1&resize=120:*)