Sportsperson of the Year Celebration

Sportsperson of the Year Celebration

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Serena Williams was named Sportsperson of the Year by SI and accepted the award during a celebration on Dec. 15 at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers.

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Honoree Serena Williams and sister Venus Williams attend the 2015 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Ceremony at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York.

Oracene Price, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Lyndrea Price

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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

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Serena Williams.

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Serena and Venus Williams.

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Will Smith.

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Serena Williams accepting the 2015 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year award.

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Serena Williams and sister Venus Williams pose with their mother Oracene Price.

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Serena and Venus Williams.

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Boomer Esiason, Serena Williams and Jack Nicklaus.

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Lyndrea Price, Venus Williams, Oracene Price, Isha Price, and Serena Williams.

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Managing Editor of Sports Illustrated Kids Mark Bechtel, Managing Editor for Sports Illustrated Chris Stone, Award winners SI High School Athlete of the Year Hunter Gandee, with brother Braden Gandee, SI Kids 2015 SportsKid of the Year Reece Whitley, SI 2015 Sportsperson of the Year Serena Williams, SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award Recipient Jack Nicklaus and Time Inc. Sports Group Editor Paul Fichtenbaum.

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Will Smith and Boomer Esiason.

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Will Smith and SI Kids 2015 SportsKid of the Year Reece Whitley.

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Venus Williams with her mother Oracene Price.

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U.S. Marine Captain Mike Gangamella, SI High School Athlete of the Year Hunter Gandee, with brother Braden Gandee and Managing Editor for Sports Illustrated Chris Stone.

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SI High School Athlete of the Year Hunter Gandee, Braden Gandee, Kellen Gandee and Kerragan Gandee.

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Model Chanel Iman.

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Model Heidy de la Rosa

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Eddie George.

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Managing Editor of Sports Illustrated Kids Mark Bechtel and SI Kids 2015 SportsKid of the Year Reece Whitley.

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Williams and SI Kids 2015 SportsKid of the Year Reece Whitley.

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Publisher of Sports Illustrated Brendan Ripp, SI 2015 Sportsperson of the Year Serena Williams and Time Inc. Sports Group Editor Paul Fichtenbaum.

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Publisher of Sports Illustrated Brendan Ripp, SI High School Athlete of the Year Hunter Gandee, with brother Braden Gandee, SI Kids 2015 SportsKid of the Year Reece Whitley, SI 2015 Sportsperson of the Year Serena Williams and SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award Recipient Jack Nicklaus.

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Serena Williams and sister Venus Williams pose with their mother Oracene Price.

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Venus Williams

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Lonnie Ali.

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Mike Eruzione.

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Sports photographer Neil Leifer.