News Update: Forbes Ranks World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2010 List

Forbes has released its 2010 World's 100 Most Powerful Women list. The newest list was constructed to reflect "the New Order of now," so it not only includes CEOs and political figures, but also those who have proved to wield social influence.
First lady Michelle Obama tops the list, with Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft Foods, coming in second. Media powerhouse, Oprah Winfrey, comes in third, while German chancellor Angela Merkel and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, landed in the 4th and 5th slots, respectively. An unexpected newcomer to the upper echelons of the list is number 7: Lady Gaga, who has recently taken political stances on issues such as the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy. Two other big names in the entertainment world made it into the top 10--Singer Beyonce Knowles came in 9th and comedian and talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, came in 10th.
Top 20 Most Powerful Women:
1) Michelle Obama
2) Irene Rosenfeld, Kraft Foods
3) Oprah Winfrey
4) Angela Merkel, German chancellor
5) Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
6) Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo
7) Lady Gaga
8) Gail Kelly, Westpac
9) Beyonce Knowles
10) Ellen DeGeneres
11) Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
12) Angela Braly, Wellpoint,
13) Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security
14) Cynthia Carroll, Anglo American
15) Sheila Bair, Chair of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
16) Sarah Palin
17) Mary Schapiro, Chair of SEC
18) Ellen Kullman, DuPont
19) Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice
20) Ursula Burns, Xerox

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[Zedenation1]

HAHAHA the only person in the ten u didnt include was gail kelly, why does everyone hate ausrtalians

[ellenportialover]

sarah palin should not be on this list! shes a homophobic horrible woma who is unable to accept that there are other ways to live your life than the way she does!!!