1 |
Michelle Obama First Lady |
47 |
United States |
Politics |
#1 |
2 |
Irene Rosenfeld Chief Executive, Kraft Foods |
58 |
United States |
Business |
#1 |
3 |
Oprah Winfrey Media Personality |
57 |
United States |
Media |
#1 |
4 |
Angela Merkel Chancellor |
57 |
Germany |
Politics |
#2 |
5 |
Hillary Clinton Secretary of State |
63 |
United States |
Politics |
#3 |
6 |
Indra Nooyi Chief Executive, PepsiCo |
55 |
United States |
Business |
#2 |
7 |
Lady Gaga Singer and performance artist |
25 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#1 |
8 |
Gail Kelly Chief Executive, Westpac |
55 |
Australia |
Business |
#3 |
9 |
Beyonce Knowles Singer, fashion designer |
29 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#2 |
10 |
Ellen DeGeneres Talk show host |
53 |
United States |
Media |
#2 |
11 |
Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House |
71 |
United States |
Politics |
#4 |
12 |
Angela Braly Chief Executive, Wellpoint |
50 |
United States |
Business |
#4 |
13 |
Janet Napolitano Secretary, Homeland Security |
53 |
United States |
Politics |
#5 |
14 |
Cynthia Carroll Chief Executive, Anglo American |
54 |
United States |
Business |
#5 |
15 |
Sheila Bair Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
57 |
United States |
Politics |
#6 |
16 |
Sarah Palin Political maverick and commentator |
47 |
United States |
Media |
#3 |
17 |
Mary Schapiro Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission |
56 |
United States |
Politics |
#7 |
18 |
Ellen Kullman Chief Executive, DuPont |
55 |
United States |
Business |
#6 |
19 |
Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court Justice |
57 |
United States |
Politics |
#8 |
20 |
Ursula Burns Chief Executive, Xerox |
52 |
United States |
Business |
#7 |
21 |
Angelina Jolie Actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador |
36 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#3 |
22 |
Katie Couric News anchor |
54 |
United States |
Media |
#4 |
23 |
Kathleen Sebelius Secretary, Health & Human Services |
63 |
United States |
Politics |
#9 |
24 |
Anne Lauvergeon Chief Executive, Areva |
52 |
France |
Business |
#8 |
25 |
Elena Kagan Supreme Court Justice |
51 |
United States |
Politics |
#10 |
26 |
Patricia Woertz Chief Executive, Archer Daniels Midland Co. |
58 |
United States |
Business |
#9 |
27 |
Melinda Gates Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
47 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#4 |
28 |
Arianna Huffington Founder and editor-in-chief, Huffington Post |
61 |
United States |
Media |
#5 |
29 |
Madonna Singer, fashion designer |
53 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#5 |
30 |
Ho Ching Chief Executive, Temasek Holdings |
58 |
Singapore |
Business |
#10 |
31 |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court Justice |
78 |
United States |
Politics |
#11 |
32 |
Maria Ramos Chief Executive, Absa Group Banks |
52 |
South Africa |
Business |
#11 |
33 |
Chelsea Handler Talk show host and author |
36 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#6 |
34 |
Tina Brown Cofounder and editor-in-chief, The Daily Beast |
57 |
United States |
Media |
#6 |
35 |
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy First Lady |
43 |
France |
Politics |
#12 |
36 |
Lynn Laverty Elsenhans Chief Executive, Sunoco |
55 |
United States |
Business |
#12 |
37 |
Elizabeth Warren Assistant to the President and Special Adviser to the Secretary of Treasury |
62 |
United States |
Politics |
#13 |
38 |
Ana Patricia Botin Chair, Banesto bank |
50 |
Spain |
Business |
#13 |
39 |
Heidi Klum Model and producer |
38 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#7 |
40 |
Meredith Vieira Co-anchor |
57 |
United States |
Media |
#7 |
41 |
Queen Elizabeth II Monarch |
85 |
United Kingdom |
Politics |
#14 |
42 |
Carol Bartz Chief Executive, Yahoo! |
62 |
United States |
Business |
#14 |
43 |
Christine Lagarde Finance Minister |
55 |
France |
Politics |
#15 |
44 |
Sallie Krawcheck President, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Bank of America |
46 |
United States |
Business |
#15 |
45 |
Sarah Jessica Parker Actor and fashion designer |
46 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#8 |
46 |
Diane Sawyer News anchor |
65 |
United States |
Media |
#8 |
47 |
Meg Whitman Gubernatorial candidate, California |
55 |
United States |
Politics |
#16 |
48 |
Marina Berlusconi Chair, Mondadori and Fininvest Group |
45 |
Italy |
Business |
#16 |
49 |
Stephenie Meyer Author |
37 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#9 |
50 |
Rachel Maddow Talk show host |
38 |
United States |
Media |
#9 |
51 |
Carly Fiorina Senatorial candidate, California |
56 |
United States |
Politics |
#17 |
52 |
Guler Sabanci & familyChair, Sabanci Holding |
55 |
Turkey |
Business |
#17 |
53 |
Maria Shriver First Lady, California |
55 |
United States |
Politics |
#18 |
54 |
Carol Meyrowitz Chief Executive, TJX companies |
57 |
United States |
Business |
#18 |
55 |
Serena Williams Athlete |
29 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#10 |
56 |
Anna Wintour Editor-in-Chief, Vogue |
61 |
United States |
Media |
#10 |
57 |
Andrea Jung Chief Executive, Avon Products |
52 |
United States |
Business |
#19 |
58 |
Julia Gillard Prime Minister |
49 |
Australia |
Politics |
#19 |
59 |
Abigail Johnson President, Fidelity Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services |
49 |
United States |
Business |
#20 |
60 |
Venus Williams Athlete |
31 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#11 |
61 |
Suze Orman Author and personal finance guru |
60 |
United States |
Media |
#11 |
62 |
Tarja Halonen President |
67 |
Finland |
Politics |
#20 |
63 |
Marjorie Scardino Chief Executive, Pearson PLC |
64 |
United States |
Business |
#21 |
64 |
Mary McAleese President |
60 |
Ireland |
Politics |
#21 |
65 |
Annika Falkengren Chief Executive, SEB |
49 |
Sweden |
Business |
#22 |
66 |
Sheryl Sandberg Chief Operating Officer, Facebook |
41 |
United States |
Business |
#23 |
67 |
Cathleen Black Chair, Hearst Magazines |
67 |
United States |
Media |
#12 |
68 |
Cristina Fernandez President |
58 |
Argentina |
Politics |
#22 |
69 |
Anne Sweeney Co-chair, Disney Media Networks |
53 |
United States |
Business |
#24 |
70 |
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi Minister of Economy |
52 |
United Arab Emirates |
Politics |
#23 |
71 |
Chua Sock Koong Group Chief Executive, Singapore Telecommunications |
52 |
Singapore |
Business |
#25 |
72 |
Gisele Bundchen Model and fashion designer |
31 |
Brazil |
Lifestyle |
#12 |
73 |
Christiane Amanpour Anchor |
53 |
United States |
Media |
#13 |
74 |
Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned First Lady |
51 |
Qatar |
Politics |
#24 |
75 |
Susan Ivey Chief Executive, Reynolds American |
52 |
United States |
Business |
#26 |
76 |
Queen Rania Al Abdullah Monarch |
40 |
Jordan |
Politics |
#25 |
77 |
Nancy McKinstry Chief Executive, Wolters Kluwer |
52 |
United States |
Business |
#27 |
78 |
Rachael Ray Talks show host and author |
42 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#13 |
79 |
Nikki Finke Founder and blogger, Deadline Hollywood Daily |
57 |
United States |
Media |
#14 |
80 |
Johanna Sigurdardottir Prime Minister |
68 |
Iceland |
Politics |
#26 |
81 |
Jing Ulrich Managing director and chair, China Equities and Commodities, J.P. Morgan Chase |
44 |
United States |
Business |
#28 |
82 |
Laura Sen Chief Executive, BJ's Wholesale Club |
55 |
United States |
Business |
#29 |
83 |
Laura Chinchilla President |
52 |
Costa Rica |
Politics |
#27 |
84 |
Mary Callahan Erdoes Chief Executive, Asset Management, JP Morgan Chase |
44 |
|
Business |
#30 |
85 |
Janet L. Robinson Chief Executive and President |
61 |
United States |
Business |
#31 |
86 |
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf President |
72 |
Liberia |
Politics |
#28 |
87 |
Amy Pascal Co-Chair, Sony Pictures Entertainment |
53 |
United States |
Business |
#32 |
88 |
Tory Burch Fashion designer |
45 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#14 |
89 |
Shikha Sharma Chief Executive, Axis Bank |
50 |
India |
Business |
#33 |
90 |
Sun Yafang Chair, Huawei Technologies |
55 |
China |
Business |
#34 |
91 |
Vera Wang Fashion designer |
62 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#15 |
92 |
Chanda Kocchar Chief Executive, ICICI Bank |
49 |
India |
Business |
#35 |
93 |
Danica Patrick Race car driver |
29 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#16 |
94 |
Maha Al-Ghunaim Cofounder and chair, Global Investment House |
51 |
Kuwait |
Business |
#36 |
95 |
Dilma Rousseff President |
63 |
Brazil |
Politics |
#29 |
96 |
Donna Karan Fashion designer |
62 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#17 |
97 |
Angela Ahrendts Chief Executive, Burberry Group |
51 |
United States |
Business |
#37 |
98 |
Ellen Alemany Chief Executive, Citizens Financial Group |
55 |
United States |
Business |
#38 |
99 |
Martha Stewart Lifestyle Guru |
70 |
United States |
Lifestyle |
#18 |
100 |
Dominique Senequier Chief Executive, AXA Private Equity |
57 |
France |
Business |
#39 |