New York, NY -- Being a parent can be a mother of a job -- it's hard work with little reward. That is, until now.

Hanes underwear has just created something called the "Bravo Award," which honors the top six families in America.

It's tough work. One of the winning families has 22 kids, including 14 adopted children, ranging from college age to toddlers.

This year marks the first that the Bravo Awards have been awarded and one person who thinks they're long overdue is entertainer Vanessa Williams, who helped give away the first Bravos in a ceremony held yesterday in New York.

The former Miss America has four kids of her own and knows how hard it is and figures the community should honor those who go above and beyond the call of duty.

But she's realistic about the award. Williams wants to be a good parent, but she claims her kids are reward enough and, given the choice, she'd prefer to win an Oscar over the Bravo.

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