World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2013 – Forbes

Forbes magazine on Wednesday released its annual list of 100 most powerful women in the world.

This year, Forbes’ list of the most powerful women in the world features nine heads of state who run nations with a combined GDP of $11.8 trillion — including the No. 1 Power Woman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The 24 corporate CEOs control $893 billion in revenues and 16 of the women here founded their own companies, including two of the three new billionaires to the list, Tory Burch and Spanx’s Sara Blakely. Speaking of, this year’s class has 14 billionaires valued at more than $82 billion.

Forbes’ annual snapshot of the 100 women with the most impact are top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires and celebrities who matter. In roughly equal measure you’ll find next gen entrepreneurs and media mavens, technologists and leaders in philanthropy — all ranked by dollars, media momentum and impact.

Below is the full list:

1. Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

2. Dilma Rousseff, 65

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff

3. Melinda Gates, 48

Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

4. Michelle Obama, Age: 49

5. Hillary Clinton, Age: 65

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

6. Sheryl Sandberg, Age: 43

Sheryl Sandberg, who is the COO of Facebook and the author of “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead”

7. Christine Lagarde, age: 57

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

8. Janet Napolitano, Age:55

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano

9. Sonia Gandhi, Age:66

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi

10. Indra Nooyi, Age:57

Indra Nooyi, chief executive officer of PepsiCo

11. Park Geun-Hye, Age:61

South Korea’s new President Park Geun-Hye

12. Virginia Rometty, Age:55

Virginia “Ginni” Rometty, chief executive officer of International Business Machines Corp

13. Oprah Winfrey

14. Ursula Burns Chairman and CEO, Xeros 54 United States Technology

15. Meg Whitman CEO, Hewlett-Packard 56 United States Technology

16. Georgina Rinehart Executive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting 59 Australia Metals & Mining

17. Beyoncé Knowles

Actress, Entrepreneur, Musician 31 United States Celebrity

18. Maria das Graças Silva Foster CEO, Petrobras 59 Brazil Business

19. Jill Abramson Executive Editor, New York Times Co. 59 United States Media

20. Irene Rosenfeld CEO, Mondelez International 60 United States Business

21. Helen Clark Administrator, U.N. Development Programme 63 New Zealand Philanthropy/NGO

22. Nancy Pelosi Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, United States 73 United States Politics

23. Safra Catz CFO, Oracle 51 United States Technology
24. Anne Sweeney Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, and President, Disney/ABC Television Group, Walt Disney 55 United States Media
25. Kathleen Sebelius Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, United States 65 United States Politics
26. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner President, Argentina 60 Argentina Politics
27. Sheri McCoy CEO, Avon Products 54 United States Business
28. Julia Gillard Prime Minister, Australia 51 Australia Politics
29. Aung San Suu Kyi Chair and Parliamentarian, National League for Democracy, Burma

37. Angelina Jolie, Age: 37

40. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Age:87

41. Anna Wintour Editor-in-Chief, Vogue, Conde Nast Publications, Inc. 63 United States Media

42. Ellen Kullman Chairman and CEO, EI du Pont de Nemours 57 United States Business

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43. Drew Gilpin Faust President, Harvard University 65 United States Philanthropy/NGO

44. Rosalind Brewer President and CEO, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores 50 United States Business

45. Lady Gaga Musician, Philanthropist 27 United States Celebrity

46. Cher Wang Co-founder and Chair, HTC 54 Taiwan Technology

47. Joyce Banda President, Malawi 63 Malawi Politics

48. Wu Yajun & family Chairman, Longfor Properties 49 China Real Estate

49. Ertharin Cousin Executive Director, World Food Programme, United Nations 56 United States Philanthropy/NGO

50. Zhang Xin & family Cofounder, CEO, Soho China 47 China Business

51. Ellen DeGeneres Comedian, Personality, Philanthropist 55 United States Celebrity

52. Shakira Mebarak Musician, Personality, Philanthropist 36 Colombia Celebrity

53. Angela Ahrendts CEO, Burberry Group 52 United States Business

54. Liyuan Peng First Lady, China 50 China Politics

55. Sri Mulyani Indrawati Managing Director, World Bank 50 Indonesia Philanthropy/NGO

56. Arianna Huffington Editor-In-Chief, Huffington Post Media Group, AOL 62 United State Media

57 Padmasree Warrior Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Cisco Systems 52 United States Technology.

58 Miuccia Prada Owner, Fashion Designer, Prada 64 Italy Business.

59 Margaret Hamburg Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, United States 57 United States Politics.

60 Abigail Johnson President, Financial Services, Fidelity Investment 51 United States Business.

61 Bonnie Hammer Chairman, Cable Entertainment Group, NBCUniversal, Comcast 62 United States Media.

62 Gail Kelly CEO, Westpac Banking Group 57 Australia Business.

63 Amy Hood Chief Financial Officer, Microsoft 41 United States Technology.

64 Ho Ching CEO, Temasek 60 Singapore Business.

65 Chanda Kochhar Managing Director and CEO, Icici Bank 51 India Business.

66 Rosalia Mera Investor, Philanthropist 69 Spain Fashion and Retail.

67 Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi Minister of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates 54 United Arab Emirates Politics
68 Helene Gayle President, CEO, CARE 58 United States Philanthropy/NGO
69 Tory Burch CEO, Tory Burch 46 United States Fashion and Retail
70 Margarita Louis-Dreyfus Chairman of Louis Dreyfus, Louis Dreyfus SAS 50 Switzerland Investments
71 Patricia Woertz Chairman, CEO and President, Archer Daniels Midland 60 United States Business
72 Mary Jo White Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, United States 65 United States Politics
73 Diane Sawyer Anchor of World News, ABC, Walt Disney 67 United States Media
74 Diane Von Furstenberg Owner, Fashion Designer, Diane von Furstenberg Studio, L.P. 66 United States Fashion and Retail 75 Phebe Novakovi CEO, General Dynamics 55United States Business
76 Sue Naegle President, HBO Entertainment, Time Warner Cable 43 United States Media
77 Sun Yafang Chair, Huawei Technologies 57 China Technology
78 Fabiola Gianotti Research Physicist, CERC 52 Italy Europe
79 Mary Meeker General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers 52 United States Technology
80 Solina Chau Director, Li Ka Shing Foundation 51 Hong Kong Philanthropy/NGO
81 Denise Morrison President and CEO, Campbell Soup 59 United States Food and Beverage
82 Carol Meyrowitz CEO, TJX Cos 59 United States Business

83. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Minister of Finance, Nigeria 58 Nigeria Politics.

84. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey President, CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 58 United States Philanthropy/NGO

85 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Founder, Chair, Biocon Ltd. 60 India Technology
86 Mary Callahan Erdoes CEO, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, JPMorgan Chase 45 United States Business
87 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf President, Liberia 74 Liberia Politics
88 Weili Dai Co-founder, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 51 United States Technology
89 Mindy Grossman CEO, HSN 55 United States Media
90 Sara Blakely Founder, Spanx 42 United States Fashion and Retail
91 Chua Sock Koong Group CEO, SingTel 54 Singapore Technology
92 Lubna S. Olayan CEO, Olayan Financing Company 57 Saudi Arabia Business
93 J.K. Rowling Author 47 United Kingdom Celebrity
94 Guler Sabanci Chairman and Managing Director, Sabanci Holding 58 Turkey Business
95 Gisele Bundchen Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Supermodel 32 Brazil Celebrity
96 Beth Brooke Global Vice Chair – Public Policy, Ernst & Young 53 United States Business
97 Greta Van Susteren Anchor, FOX News, News Corp 58 United States Media
98 Jennifer Li CFO, Baidu 45 China Media
99 Judith Rodin President, Rockefeller Foundation 68 United States Philanthropy/NGO
100 Lan Yang Co-owner, Sun Media Group 45 China Media

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