"I was the first woman, they made a big ceremony for me becoming a member, " she said.
The iF Design Awards won't officially be handed out until the big ceremony at CeBIT next month, but some of the winners have now already been announced, and they include a few surprises.
Other big names at the ceremony included actors Michael Douglas, Matthew Broderick, Kevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman.
Penney was a big sponsor of the Oscar ceremony, with six ads introducing new product lines and a one spot highlighting the history of the chain.
The concert on 27 July will coincide with the Olympics opening ceremony, which will be broadcast on big screens in the park between performances.
One proposed feature of the ceremony: When it is time for the big kiss, the bride and groom can each chomp on the end of a french fry until their lips meet.
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But "we are very glad to see that two-thirds of the nations that have embassies in Oslo will be attending the ceremony, and most of them are very big, very important countries, " he added.
Last year's switch-on ceremony drew crowds of 20, 000 watching on big screens on the resort's promenade.
Singer Emeli Sande was the big winner at the Mobo Awards, taking three prizes at the music ceremony in Liverpool.
At the ceremony Boeing affirmed that the virgin test flight of the world's first big airliner to be made largely of composite materials, rather than aluminium, would take place by the end of June.
The ceremony has been arranged in the past seven weeks, since Imogen moved into Channel Four's Big Brother house.
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