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Net Worth Calculated October 2010
Rank Name Age
1 Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

First Lady

47 United States Politics #1
2 Irene Rosenfeld

Irene Rosenfeld

Chief Executive, Kraft Foods

58 United States Business #1
3 Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Media Personality

57 United States Media #1
4 Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel

Chancellor

57 Germany Politics #2
5 Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Secretary of State

63 United States Politics #3
6 Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi

Chief Executive, PepsiCo

55 United States Business #2
7 Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Singer and performance artist

25 United States Lifestyle #1
8 Gail Kelly

Gail Kelly

Chief Executive, Westpac

55 Australia Business #3
9 Beyonce Knowles

Beyonce Knowles

Singer, fashion designer

29 United States Lifestyle #2
10 Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres

Talk show host

53 United States Media #2
11 Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the House

71 United States Politics #4
12 Angela Braly

Angela Braly

Chief Executive, Wellpoint

50 United States Business #4
13 Janet Napolitano

Janet Napolitano

Secretary, Homeland Security

53 United States Politics #5
14 Cynthia Carroll

Cynthia Carroll

Chief Executive, Anglo American

54 United States Business #5
15 Sheila Bair

Sheila Bair

Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

57 United States Politics #6
16 Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin

Political maverick and commentator

47 United States Media #3
17 Mary Schapiro

Mary Schapiro

Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission

56 United States Politics #7
18 Ellen Kullman

Ellen Kullman

Chief Executive, DuPont

55 United States Business #6
19 Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor

Supreme Court Justice

57 United States Politics #8
20 Ursula Burns

Ursula Burns

Chief Executive, Xerox

52 United States Business #7
21 Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador

36 United States Lifestyle #3
22 Katie Couric

Katie Couric

News anchor

54 United States Media #4
23 Kathleen Sebelius

Kathleen Sebelius

Secretary, Health & Human Services

63 United States Politics #9
24 Anne Lauvergeon

Anne Lauvergeon

Chief Executive, Areva

52 France Business #8
25 Elena Kagan

Elena Kagan

Supreme Court Justice

51 United States Politics #10
26 Patricia Woertz

Patricia Woertz

Chief Executive, Archer Daniels Midland Co.

58 United States Business #9
27 Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates

Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

47 United States Lifestyle #4
28 Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

Founder and editor-in-chief, Huffington Post

61 United States Media #5
29  Madonna

Madonna

Singer, fashion designer

53 United States Lifestyle #5
30 Ho Ching

Ho Ching

Chief Executive, Temasek Holdings

58 Singapore Business #10
31 Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court Justice

78 United States Politics #11
32 Maria Ramos

Maria Ramos

Chief Executive, Absa Group Banks

52 South Africa Business #11
33 Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler

Talk show host and author

36 United States Lifestyle #6
34 Tina Brown

Tina Brown

Cofounder and editor-in-chief, The Daily Beast

57 United States Media #6
35 Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

First Lady

43 France Politics #12
36 Lynn Laverty Elsenhans

Lynn Laverty Elsenhans

Chief Executive, Sunoco

55 United States Business #12
37 Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Assistant to the President and Special Adviser to the Secretary of Treasury

62 United States Politics #13
38 Ana Patricia Botin

Ana Patricia Botin

Chair, Banesto bank

50 Spain Business #13
39 Heidi Klum

Heidi Klum

Model and producer

38 United States Lifestyle #7
40 Meredith Vieira

Meredith Vieira

Co-anchor

57 United States Media #7
41 Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II

Monarch

85 United Kingdom Politics #14
42 Carol Bartz

Carol Bartz

Chief Executive, Yahoo!

62 United States Business #14
43 Christine Lagarde

Christine Lagarde

Finance Minister

55 France Politics #15
44 Sallie Krawcheck

Sallie Krawcheck

President, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Bank of America

46 United States Business #15
45 Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Actor and fashion designer

46 United States Lifestyle #8
46 Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

News anchor

65 United States Media #8
47 Meg Whitman

Meg Whitman

Gubernatorial candidate, California

55 United States Politics #16
48 Marina Berlusconi

Marina Berlusconi

Chair, Mondadori and Fininvest Group

45 Italy Business #16
49 Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer

Author

37 United States Lifestyle #9
50 Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow

Talk show host

38 United States Media #9
51 Carly Fiorina

Carly Fiorina

Senatorial candidate, California

56 United States Politics #17
52 Guler Sabanci

Guler Sabanci & family

Chair, Sabanci Holding

55 Turkey Business #17
53 Maria Shriver

Maria Shriver

First Lady, California

55 United States Politics #18
54 Carol Meyrowitz

Carol Meyrowitz

Chief Executive, TJX companies

57 United States Business #18
55 Serena Williams

Serena Williams

Athlete

29 United States Lifestyle #10
56 Anna Wintour

Anna Wintour

Editor-in-Chief, Vogue

61 United States Media #10
57 Andrea Jung

Andrea Jung

Chief Executive, Avon Products

52 United States Business #19
58 Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister

49 Australia Politics #19
59 Abigail Johnson

Abigail Johnson

President, Fidelity Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services

49 United States Business #20
60 Venus Williams

Venus Williams

Athlete

31 United States Lifestyle #11
61 Suze Orman

Suze Orman

Author and personal finance guru

60 United States Media #11
62 Tarja Halonen

Tarja Halonen

President

67 Finland Politics #20
63 Marjorie Scardino

Marjorie Scardino

Chief Executive, Pearson PLC

64 United States Business #21
64 Mary McAleese

Mary McAleese

President

60 Ireland Politics #21
65 Annika Falkengren

Annika Falkengren

Chief Executive, SEB

49 Sweden Business #22
66 Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg

Chief Operating Officer, Facebook

41 United States Business #23
67 Cathleen Black

Cathleen Black

Chair, Hearst Magazines

67 United States Media #12
68 Cristina Fernandez

Cristina Fernandez

President

58 Argentina Politics #22
69 Anne Sweeney

Anne Sweeney

Co-chair, Disney Media Networks

53 United States Business #24
70 Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi

Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi

Minister of Economy

52 United Arab Emirates Politics #23
71 Chua Sock Koong

Chua Sock Koong

Group Chief Executive, Singapore Telecommunications

52 Singapore Business #25
72 Gisele Bundchen

Gisele Bundchen

Model and fashion designer

31 Brazil Lifestyle #12
73 Christiane Amanpour

Christiane Amanpour

Anchor

53 United States Media #13
74 Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned

Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned

First Lady

51 Qatar Politics #24
75 Susan Ivey

Susan Ivey

Chief Executive, Reynolds American

52 United States Business #26
76 Queen Rania Al Abdullah

Queen Rania Al Abdullah

Monarch

40 Jordan Politics #25
77 Nancy McKinstry

Nancy McKinstry

Chief Executive, Wolters Kluwer

52 United States Business #27
78 Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray

Talks show host and author

42 United States Lifestyle #13
79 Nikki Finke

Nikki Finke

Founder and blogger, Deadline Hollywood Daily

57 United States Media #14
80 Johanna Sigurdardottir

Johanna Sigurdardottir

Prime Minister

68 Iceland Politics #26
81 Jing Ulrich

Jing Ulrich

Managing director and chair, China Equities and Commodities, J.P. Morgan Chase

44 United States Business #28
82 Laura Sen

Laura Sen

Chief Executive, BJ's Wholesale Club

55 United States Business #29
83 Laura Chinchilla

Laura Chinchilla

President

52 Costa Rica Politics #27
84 Mary Callahan Erdoes

Mary Callahan Erdoes

Chief Executive, Asset Management, JP Morgan Chase

44 Business #30
85 Janet L. Robinson

Janet L. Robinson

Chief Executive and President

61 United States Business #31
86 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

President

72 Liberia Politics #28
87 Amy Pascal

Amy Pascal

Co-Chair, Sony Pictures Entertainment

53 United States Business #32
88 Tory Burch

Tory Burch

Fashion designer

45 United States Lifestyle #14
89 Shikha Sharma

Shikha Sharma

Chief Executive, Axis Bank

50 India Business #33
90 Sun Yafang

Sun Yafang

Chair, Huawei Technologies

55 China Business #34
91 Vera Wang

Vera Wang

Fashion designer

62 United States Lifestyle #15
92 Chanda Kocchar

Chanda Kocchar

Chief Executive, ICICI Bank

49 India Business #35
93 Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

Race car driver

29 United States Lifestyle #16
94 Maha Al-Ghunaim

Maha Al-Ghunaim

Cofounder and chair, Global Investment House

51 Kuwait Business #36
95 Dilma Rousseff

Dilma Rousseff

President

63 Brazil Politics #29
96 Donna Karan

Donna Karan

Fashion designer

62 United States Lifestyle #17
97 Angela Ahrendts

Angela Ahrendts

Chief Executive, Burberry Group

51 United States Business #37
98 Ellen Alemany

Ellen Alemany

Chief Executive, Citizens Financial Group

55 United States Business #38
99 Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

Lifestyle Guru

70 United States Lifestyle #18
100 Dominique Senequier

Dominique Senequier

Chief Executive, AXA Private Equity

57 France Business #39