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Friday, August 26, 2011

Gaga, Beyonce and Oprah Rank High on 'Forbes' Powerful Women List

Posted by J.R. Taylor at 6:00 AM

Gisele Bundchen placed 60th inForbes' list of the most powerful women. (Flynet Pictures)Lady Gaga is the most powerful female celebrity according to a new list compiled by Forbes magazine of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women." The pop star placed 11th on the list, edging out Oprah Winfrey and Beyonce Knowles, who also landed in the top 20.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was placed at the top of the list, which was filled mostly with political and business figures, but peppered with celebrities throughout. Angelina Jolie was listed at 29th, Ellen DeGeneres at 55th and supermodel Gisele Bundchen was dubbed the 60th most powerful woman in the world.

While Gaga is a notoriously prolific Twitter user, she had yet to comment on the list on Thursday. The singer has been busy promoting her new single, "Yoü And I," and preparing for her opening slot at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.

We've listed the top 20 from the Forbes list below. The full list is posted here.


  1. Angela Merkel
  2. Hillary Clinton
  3. Dilma Rousseff
  4. Indra Nooyi
  5. Sheryl Sandberg
  6. Melinda Gates
  7. Sonia Gandhi
  8. Michelle Obama
  9. Christine Lagarde
  10. Irene Rosenfeld
  11. Lady Gaga
  12. Jill Abramson
  13. Kathleen Sebelius
  14. Oprah Winfrey
  15. Janet Napolitano
  16. Susan Wojcicki
  17. Cristina Fernandez
  18. Beyoncé Knowles
  19. Georgina Rinehart
  20. Cher Wang

 

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