Editing Victoria Beckham (section)

==Power and influence==
[[File:UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador Victoria Beckham Addresses the Ending AIDS by 2030 Event, September 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Beckham addresses the "[[Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS|Ending AIDS by 2030]]" event at the [[United Nations headquarters]] in [[New York City]], September 2014.]]
In 2007, Beckham was the 52nd richest woman in Britain<ref>{{cite news |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search/?urllink=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,48253,00.html |title=Women's rich list – Victoria Beckham |work=The Times |access-date=15 July 2007 |location=London |archive-date=10 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710052032/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search/?urllink=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,48253,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the 19th richest person in Britain along with her husband David, with an estimated joint wealth of £112&nbsp;million ($225&nbsp;million).<ref name="business.timesonline.co.uk"/> According to ''[[The Guardian]]'', Beckham Ventures, a company linked to the Victoria Beckham fashion business, was the best performing brand in the family's three businesses in 2012, coming close to matching turnover in a sister company that promotes the David Beckham brand.<ref name="Guardian Bowers"/>

In 2010, Beckhams's charity work with [[Save the Children]] was nominated for the Do Something With Style Award, an awards show, produced by [[VH1]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dosomething.org |title=Do Something |publisher=Do Something |access-date=15 July 2010 |archive-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717043910/http://www.dosomething.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She is an International Goodwill Ambassador for [[Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS|UNAIDS]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2018/november/20181123_victoria-beckham|title=Victoria Beckham visits UNAIDS in Geneva to lend her support to the AIDS response ahead of World AIDS Day|website=unaids.org|language=en|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> and a patron of the [[Elton John AIDS Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ejaf.com/about/our-patrons/|title=Our Patrons – Elton John AIDS Foundation|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012055947/http://ejaf.com/about/our-patrons/|archive-date=12 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Beckham promotes [[Fake fur|faux/synthetic furs]]. Her stand against [[Fur farming|the fur industry]] generated praise from [[Animal rights movement|animal rights organizations]], including [[PETA]]; Beckham has stated that she is "supportive of its [PETA's] high-profile anti-fur campaigns", and pledged "never to work with fur in any of her own fashion collections".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/beckham%20in%20fur%20misunderstanding |title=Victoria Beckham says 'No' to Fur |work=Contact Music |date=4 November 2005 |access-date=7 November 2007 |archive-date=15 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215134718/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/beckham%20in%20fur%20misunderstanding |url-status=dead }}</ref> In February 2013, she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the UK in the fashion category by ''[[Woman's Hour]]'' on [[BBC Radio 4]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb/features/power-list-100 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319195056/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb/features/power-list-100 |archive-date=19 March 2014 |work=BBC Radio 4 |title=Woman's Hour: The Power List 2013 |access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="BBC power list">{{cite web|last1=news release|title=Woman's Hour Power List highlights success of extraordinary women but reveals serious gaps in key areas|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/r4-womans-hour-power-list|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|access-date=6 July 2014|archive-date=6 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906175211/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/r4-womans-hour-power-list|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Beckham joined the [[Ban Bossy]] campaign as a spokesperson advocating leadership roles for girls.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jolie|last=Lee|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/03/10/ban-bossy-sheryl-sandberg-beyonce-gardner/6262309/|title=Beyonce, Jennifer Garner, Jane Lynch join 'Ban Bossy" campaign. USA Today 10 March 2014 &#124; Retrieved 8 Aug 2014|newspaper=USAToday.com|date=10 May 2014|access-date=8 August 2014|archive-date=28 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728045825/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/03/10/ban-bossy-sheryl-sandberg-beyonce-gardner/6262309/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYPost1">{{cite news|title=Facebook COO Sandberg's ludicrous crusade against bossy|url=https://nypost.com/2014/03/17/facebook-coo-sandbergs-ludicrous-crusade-against-bossy/|work=[[New York Post]]|access-date=20 March 2014|date=17 March 2014|archive-date=23 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823022950/https://nypost.com/2014/03/17/facebook-coo-sandbergs-ludicrous-crusade-against-bossy/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYDNews1">{{cite news|title=Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, Jane Lynch join prominent women in #BanBossy campaign|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/beyonce-jennifer-garner-join-banbossy-campaign-article-1.1716554#xWipvjtst1sqRs3J.97|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|access-date=8 August 2014|date=10 March 2014|archive-date=23 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823023001/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/beyonce-jennifer-garner-join-banbossy-campaign-article-1.1716554#xWipvjtst1sqRs3J.97|url-status=live}}</ref>

Beckham was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2017 New Year Honours]] for services to the fashion industry.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61803 |supp=y|page=N10|date=31 December 2016}}</ref> She stated she was "delighted and humbled for the recognition," which her husband also received in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Campbell|first1=Tina|title=Victoria Beckham 'delighted and humbled' to receive OBE in Queen's New Year's Honours list|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/victoria-beckham-delighted-humbled-receive-obe-queens-new-years-honours-list-1598379|access-date=28 December 2016|work=International Business Times UK|date=28 December 2016|archive-date=28 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228143730/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/victoria-beckham-delighted-humbled-receive-obe-queens-new-years-honours-list-1598379|url-status=live}}</ref> However, as recipients of honours are sworn to secrecy, and Beckham had announced her honour before the [[2017 New Year Honours]]' official publication, she was criticised for the "betrayal of etiquette" by the Conservative MP [[Peter Bone]].<ref>{{cite news |publisher=[[Sky News]] |title=Fury as Victoria Beckham 'reveals OBE honour' |url=http://news.sky.com/story/fury-as-victoria-beckham-reveals-obe-honour-10711041 |date=30 December 2016 |access-date=30 December 2016 |archive-date=31 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231142805/http://news.sky.com/story/fury-as-victoria-beckham-reveals-obe-honour-10711041 |url-status=live }}</ref>