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LEGO Systems scooped to the top three honours at the annual award show.

Formerly called the Toy Industry Association, The Toy Association supports a diverse membership in its initiative to revolutionise the face of toys and play.

Top US retailer has joined the association, looking to play an active role in the TIA’s federal, state, and safety standards/technical committees.

This year, the section will be dedicated exclusively to show newcomers looking to unveil their inventions in front of more than 30,000 global Toy Fair attendees.

The 13th Annual Wonder Women Awards Gala will take place on Sunday, February 19th in New York City.

Presented under the show’s Knowledge Network banner, this year’s seminars will cover topics including licensing and toy trends as well as retail strategies and tips for inventors and entrepreneurs.

The 2017 gala event will see guests enjoy an evening of drinks and light food in Olympia’s Pizza Express before seating for the awards ceremony in the Apex Room.

LEGO, RLA and Cra-z-Art executives will join a roster of 71 toy industry luminaries, including Jim Henson and George Lucas who have been inducted, into the Hall since it was established in 1984.

The body looked at the US Public Interest Research Group's 2015 "Trouble in Toyland" report and W.A.T.C.H's 2015 "10 Worst Toys" list and found the data to be unreliable.

Listen to Pasierb talk more on the TIA's Creative Factor programme for inventors, the current state of creativity in the US design community and why UK creators should head to New York next February, below.