Jennifer Lopez celebrity Mom of the Year

Jennifer Lopez has been named Celebrity Mom of the Year.

The 'Monster-in-Law' star was given the honour by New York's Mingling Moms organisation, after giving birth to twins Max and Emme - her first children with husband Marc Anthony - in February.

The organisation decided to reward to 38-year-old Jennifer after it was revealed she had given birth at a hospital in Long Island, New York and is intending to raise the twins in the local neighbourhood.

Lindsay Lohan's mom Dina, who will star alongside her other daughter Ali in a reality TV show to premiere on US TV network E! this summer, was also honoured at last night's 'Mom's Night Out' ceremony (06.05.08).

Upon accepting the award, Dina – who also works as Lindsay's manager – said she only had one piece of advice to help young starlets stay out of trouble.

She said: "Just to be honest and to stay morally correct. And listen to your mother." Erica Logiudice, the president of Mingling Moms, said they had created the ceremony to recognise the people who inspired their children and helped them in their career.

She said: "We thought assembling such a list would be a great tribute to the women who were behind the scenes of these superstars' tremendous careers." Other celebrity moms honoured in the Long Island's Top 20 Celebrity Moms category included Alec Baldwin's mother Carol, Mariah Carey's mom Patricia Vian and Eddie Murphy's mother Lillian Robinson.