The Golden Globe Ambassador, until 2017 Miss Golden Globe or Mr. Golden Globe, is the young person who assists in the annual Golden Globe Awards presentations by handing out trophies to the winners and escorting them off stage.
The first Miss Golden Globe was named in 1963. Since 1971, the position has been held by a celebrity's daughter, or occasionally a son, or both. Parents have fiercely competed for their child to take the role, which is awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's president from among candidates selected by the association's board. Being active on social media is part of the selection criteria.[1]
Several Miss Golden Globes later became noted actors and Golden Globe winners in their own right, including Anne Archer (1971), Melanie Griffith (1975) (and her daughter, Dakota Johnson, in 2006), and Laura Dern (1982). Being selected as Miss Golden Globe has helped start a media career for some, such as through obtaining modeling campaigns or photo shootings.[1]
In 2018, the role was renamed from "Miss Golden Globe" to "Golden Globe Ambassador" to make it gender-neutral and more inclusive.[1]
The Golden Globe Ambassador role was discontinued after the 2021 ceremony in the context of controversies over representation within the sponsoring organization and the ultimate restructuring of the sponsorship and ceremony.[2]
| Year | Name | Parents | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Eva Six | 26 | |
| Donna Douglas | 30 | ||
| 1964 | Linda Evans | 22 | |
| 1966 | Cheryl Miller[4][5] | 23 | |
| 1967 | Corinna Tsopei | 23 | |
| 1968 | Alexandra Hay[6] | 21 | |
| 1969 | Francoise Ruggieri | 30 | |
| 1971 | Anne Archer | John Archer and Marjorie Lord | 24 |
| 1972 | Pamela Powell | Dick Powell and June Allyson | 24 |
| 1973 | Kelley Miles | Bob Miles and Vera Miles | 21 |
| 1974 | Linda Meiklejohn | William W Meiklejohn and Charlotte Jeter | 33 |
| 1975 | Melanie Griffith | Peter Griffith and Tippi Hedren | 18 |
| 1976 | Lisa Farringer | ||
| 1977 | Nicole Ericson | John Ericson and Milly Coury | |
| 1978 | Elizabeth Stack | Robert Stack and Rosemarie Bowe | 22 |
| 1979 | Stephanie Haymes | Dick Haymes and Fran Jeffries | 20 |
| 1980 | Kym Karath | 22 | |
| 1981 | Rosanne Katon | 27 | |
| 1982 | Laura Dern | Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd | 15 |
| 1983 | Lori Leonelli | ||
| Rhonda Shear | 28 | ||
| 1984 | Anita Finch | Peter Finch and Tamara Tchinarova | 35 |
| 1985 | Lisabeth Shatner | William Shatner and Gloria Rand | 24 |
| 1986 | Calista Carradine | David Carradine and Donna Lee Becht | 24 |
| 1987 | Candace Savalas | Telly Savalas and Marilyn Gardner | 24 |
| 1988 | Gigi Garner | James Garner and Lois Garner | 30 |
| 1989 | Kyle Aletter | Frank Aletter and Lee Meriwether | 29 |
| 1990 | Katharine Kramer | Stanley Kramer and Karen Sharpe-Kramer | |
| 1991 | Kaitlin Hopkins | Gene Persson and Shirley Knight | 26 |
| 1992 | Joely Fisher | Eddie Fisher and Connie Stevens | 24 |
| 1993 | Erin Hamilton | Joe Hamilton and Carol Burnett | 24 |
| 1994 | Alexandrea Martin | Alvin Martin and Whoopi Goldberg | 21 |
| 1995 | John Clark Gable | Clark Gable and Kay Williams Gable | 34 |
| 1996 | Jaime Nicole Dudney | Ken Dudney and Barbara Mandrell | 20 |
| Freddie Prinze, Jr. | Freddie Prinze and Kathy Elaine Cochran | 19 | |
| 1997 | Kehly Sloane | Ed Thrasher and Linda Gray | 31 |
| 1998 | Clementine Ford | David Ford and Cybill Shepherd | 19 |
| 1999 | Tori Reid | Tim Reid and Rita Reid | 28 |
| 2000 | Liza Huber | Helmut Huber and Susan Lucci | 24 |
| 2001 | Katie Flynn | David Flynn and Jane Seymour | 19 |
| 2002 | Haley Giraldo | Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar | 17 |
| 2003 | Dominik Garcia-Lorido | Andy García and María Victoria Lorido | 19 |
| AJ Lamas | Lorenzo Lamas and Michele Smith | 19 | |
| 2004 | Lily Costner | Kevin Costner and Cindy Costner | 18 |
| 2005 | Kathryn Eastwood | Clint Eastwood and Jacelyn Reeves | 17 |
| 2006 | Dakota Johnson | Don Johnson and 1975 Miss Golden Globe Melanie Griffith | 16 |
| 2007 | Lorraine Nicholson | Jack Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard | 16 |
| 2008 | none | (note: the traditional awards ceremony did not take place due to WGA strike) | |
| 2009 | Rumer Willis | Bruce Willis and Demi Moore | 20 |
| 2010 | Mavis Spencer | Roderick Spencer and Alfre Woodard | 18 |
| 2011 | Gia Mantegna | Joe Mantegna and Arlene Mantegna | 20 |
| 2012 | Rainey Qualley | Paul Qualley and Andie MacDowell | 22 |
| 2013 | Francesca Eastwood | Clint Eastwood and Frances Fisher (and half sister of 2005 Miss Golden Globe) | 19 |
| Sam Michael Fox | Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan | 23 | |
| 2014 | Sosie Bacon | Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick | 21 |
| 2015 | Greer Grammer | Kelsey Grammer and Barrie Buckner | 22 |
| 2016 | Corinne Foxx | Jamie Foxx and Connie Kline | 21 |
| 2017 | Sophia Stallone | Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin | 20 |
| Sistine Stallone | 18 | ||
| Scarlet Stallone | 14 | ||
| 2018 | Simone Garcia Johnson | Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia | 16 |
| 2019 | Isan Elba | Idris Elba and Hanne Kim Nørgaard | 16 |
| 2020 | Dylan Brosnan | Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith | 22 |
| Paris Brosnan | 18 | ||
| 2021 | Jackson Lee | Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee | |
| Satchel Lee | |||
| 2022 | none | (note: the traditional awards ceremony was not televised due to the media boycott of the HFPA) |