
LOS ANGELES,CA-Universal Television president Bela Bajaria, was named Inspiring Woman of the Year at the March of Dimes annual Celebration of Babies luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire, here. Actress Jessica Alba received the Grace Kelly award. March of Dimes, the nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies, gave Alba the coveted award. Mindy Kaling presented the Inspiring Woman...

of the Year Award, joking that she first met honoree Bajaria “at a meeting of the Indian mafia that secretly runs Hollywood.”
Kaling said that Bajaria was a remarkable person, noting how “[y]ears before television was as diverse as it is now,Bela was my champion. Even though I did not look like any other leading lady on television. Maybe that’s because there weren’t a lot of studio heads that looked like Bela.” Despite being a powerful Hollywood exec, Bajaria spoke to the Hollywood Reporter about her most important job: being a mom. “I think it’s amazing that [the kids] see a mom who goes to work, who’s passionate about her work and that’s important, but is involved in a lot of different charities, but is also at home, at a soccer game, and hanging out playing Monopoly. I think it’s important to see that all of those things are possible,” she said. Terry Crews also was in attendance to support Bajaria and described the exec as “one of the best people I’ve ever met in the business.”
Kaling said that Bajaria was a remarkable person, noting how “[y]ears before television was as diverse as it is now,Bela was my champion. Even though I did not look like any other leading lady on television. Maybe that’s because there weren’t a lot of studio heads that looked like Bela.” Despite being a powerful Hollywood exec, Bajaria spoke to the Hollywood Reporter about her most important job: being a mom. “I think it’s amazing that [the kids] see a mom who goes to work, who’s passionate about her work and that’s important, but is involved in a lot of different charities, but is also at home, at a soccer game, and hanging out playing Monopoly. I think it’s important to see that all of those things are possible,” she said. Terry Crews also was in attendance to support Bajaria and described the exec as “one of the best people I’ve ever met in the business.”