It all sounds great to me - I don't pick up on the hero "worship" angle at all. In fact, I think it seems pretty inspirational. I do agree that some gender diversity is needed, and there's definitely no lack of awesome women in the WordPress community. Right off the top of my head, here are some WP Hero's I'd like to see on the list once the project gets moving -

- Mika Epstein
- Helen Hou-Sandi
- Tracy Levesque
- Tammie Lister
- Caroline Moore
- Sarah Gooding
- Michelle Schulp
- Suzette Franck
- Andrea Middleton

- those are all people who've inspired or moved me in some way, whether through their work, their writing, through hearing them speak, or through their contributions to the community.

Looking forward to watching this project grow!