... This moment is for Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll.
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And it's for every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened."
Addressing modern pressures on older women, Berry spoke on the Making Space with Hoda Kotb podcast about the constant public pressure to step away from professional endeavors.
She quoted people asking, "But you've done so much.
Like, isn't it time to just quit all that and sit down somewhere and just be on a permanent vacation?"
Berry pushed back against the notion that personal value diminishes with age.
"We're expected to find something else to do, we're expected to be on a permanent vacation as if life is somehow over, or we no longer have value, or what we have to say isn't significant anymore," she said.
She emphasized her determination to resist external pressures: "That's the hard part for me, I'm always combating that with people and having to quiet them on that issue."
In addition to her vacation wardrobe, media coverage noted that Berry wore items from retail brand SOMA, including a cotton voile cover-up and matching pants.
Jewelry expert Nilesh Rakholia evaluated her engagement ring, which features an architectural grid-set band.
"Halle Berry's selection of the architectural, grid-set band is an excellent illustration of how an engagement ring may serve as a symbol of personal identity and history," said Rakholia.
"This is an intentional break from typical Hollywood glamour, with the jewels serving as a structural statement of self-assurance rather than simply a sign of romance."
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Berry and Hunt announced their engagement earlier this year following several years together.
