Jaycee Dugard honored by Oprah Winfrey

It was a night of inspiring women and courage Friday night.

People magazine reported Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped at age 11 and held captive for 18 years by Phillip and Nancy Garrido, was honored by Oprah Winfrey at Diane von Furstenbergs third annual DVF Awards.

Winfrey was awarded with the Lifetime Leadership award, but spent her acceptance speech time to praise Dugard and her accomplishments.

According to the Associated Press, Winfrey pulled all the strings to have the opportunity to introduce Dugard, who was raped and gave birth to two children during her captivity.

I wanted to have the opportunity to meet her and to tell her how much her story and her life meant to me, Winfrey said.

"Jaycee Dugard, I am so proud of you, your courage, your ability to press onward toward the future and toward a more victorious life for yourself and for using your courage your strength and your power to show the world that you care.

Dugard then went on stage after Winfreys introduce, thanked her mother and talked about her JAYC Foundation, which helps support families who are coping with abduction and other tragedies like her own.

My hope is to be remembered for what I do and not for what happened to me, she said.

The DVF awards are a part of the Women In the World conference.