The greatness of womanhood…
On Wednesday 22nd May 2013, Forbes released its annual list of The World’s Most Powerful Women.
According to Forbes, the list is comprised of of 100 women who made the world better with. They include top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires and celebrities.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s finance minister also makes the elite list. The 58 year old Harvard-educated finance minister who has spent one year in office after a failed bid for the World Bank presidency, takes a little move down the 81st position to the 83rd.
Joyce Banda, President of Malawi shoots up from the 71st position to the 47th and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia also gets the nod. She is at the 87th position, down 5 from last year.
On the international level, Angela Makel, a German chancellor and a member of the 27-member European Union retains the number one slot.
Dilma Rousseff (President of Brazil), Melinda Gates (Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation),Michelle Obama (FLOTUS – First Lady of the United States) and Hilary Clinton round up the first five list. Ranking 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively.
And the most powerful global celebrities are musician/actress Beyonce Knowles Carter, media mogulOprah Winfrey, actress Angelina Jolie, actress Sofia Vergara, musician Lady Gaga, TV personalityEllen DeGeneres, musician Shakira Mebarak, author J.K Rowling and supermodel Gisele Bundchen.
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