Find Some Beauty - Zara vs. Somaly
- Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation in the presence ofQueen Sofia of Spain, 1998
- CNN Hero, 2006
- Olympic flag bearer, 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, Torino, Italy.
- Honorary Doctor of Public Service from Regis University
- U.S. State Department "Heroes of Anti-Trafficking" award.
- World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child in Sweden for her "dangerous struggle" to defend the rights of children in Cambodia.
- Roland Berger Human Dignity Award 2008
- TIME magazine's 100 most influential people, with the accompanying article written by actress Angelina Jolie,2009
- The Guardian Top 100 Women: Activists and Campaigners, 2011
- The Daily Beast Women in the World, 2011
- "Mimosa D'Oro"
- Festival du Scoop Prize, France
- Excmo Ayuntaniento de Galdar Concejalia de Servicio Sociale, Spain
- Glamour magazine named Somaly Mam "Woman of the Year" in 2006
