BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year

The BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year is given to the best and most successful female athlete of the previous year. The award was originally titled Best Female Athlete, but was later changed to its current title in 2010. As the only woman to win more than once, Serena Williams holds the record for most wins in this category with twelve, she also holds the record for the most nominations, being nominated every year since the awards inception.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

Year Sportswoman Ref
2001
Marion Jones [1]
Sheryl Swoopes
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
2002
Laila Ali [2]
Vonetta Flowers
Lisa Leslie
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
2003
Serena Williams [3]
Laila Ali
Lisa Leslie
Sheryl Swoopes
Venus Williams
2004
Serena Williams [4]
Laila Ali
Cheryl Ford
Lisa Leslie
Venus Williams
2005
Serena Williams [5]
Laila Ali
Gail Devers
Lisa Leslie
Venus Williams
2006
Venus Williams [6]
Chamique Holdsclaw
Lisa Leslie
Sheryl Swoopes
Serena Williams
2007
Serena Williams [7]
Swin Cash
Tamika Catchings
Gail Devers
Lisa Leslie
2008
Candace Parker [8]
Tamika Catchings
Cheryl Ford
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
2009
Serena Williams [9]
Tamika Catchings
Lisa Leslie
Candace Parker
Venus Williams

2010s

Year Sportswoman Ref
2010
Serena Williams [10]
Tamika Catchings
Vanessa James
Candace Parker
Venus Williams
2011
Serena Williams [11]
Tamika Catchings
Candice Dupree
Maya Moore
Venus Williams
2012
Serena Williams [12]
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Venus Williams
2013
Gabrielle Douglas [13]
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
2014
Serena Williams [14]
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Brittney Griner
Lolo Jones
Venus Williams
2015
Serena Williams [15]
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Venus Williams
2016
Serena Williams [16]
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Gabrielle Douglas
Venus Williams
Cheyenne Woods
2017
Serena Williams [17]
Simone Biles
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Gabrielle Douglas
Venus Williams
2018
Serena Williams
Elana Meyers Taylor
Candace Parker
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Venus Williams

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

12 wins

Nominations

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BET Awards 2001 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "BET Awards 2002 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "BET Awards 2003 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ "BET Awards 2004 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "BET Awards 2005 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "BET Awards 2006 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ "BET Awards 2007 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ "BET Awards 2008 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  9. ↑ "BET Awards 2009 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  10. ↑ "BET Awards 2010 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ "BET Awards 2011 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ "BET Awards 2012 Winners & Nominees". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  13. ↑ Andy Swift. "BET Awards Nominees 2013 – Full List Of Hip-Hop Nominations". Hollywood Life. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  14. ↑ Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. "BET Award 2014 Nominations Announced". nokiatheatrelalive.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Lead BET Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  16. ↑ "BET Awards 2016 Winners & Nominees – Sportswoman of the Year". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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