Hillary More Powerful Than Michelle Obama Hillary Clinton may be out of a job at the moment — or between jobs — but she still ranks No. 6 on Forbes list of The Worlds Most Powerful Women 2014, ahead even of first lady Michelle Obama. Forbes states that its annual list showcases the top politicians, finance and business leaders, activist billionaires, and celebrities who matter. The ranking is compiled according to womens money, media momentum, spheres of influence, and impact. Forbes notes that Clinton is the only first lady to become a U.S. senator turned viable presidential candidate turned secretary of state. Now a private citizen and cofounder of The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, she continues to be one of the most watched-and-listened-to women on the planet. Bets are on that she will be the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, and possibly the first woman elected to the Oval Office. At the top of the list is German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has made the list 10 times in the past 11 editions — nine times as No. 1. She was first elected in 2005 and was an original architect of the 28-member European Union. No. 2 is Janet Yellen, the new chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the first woman to head the most influential bank in the world. Next is philanthropist Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, followed by Dilma Rousseff, president of Brazil, the seventh largest national economy, and Christine Lagarde, managing director of the 188-nation International Monetary Fund. After Clinton at No. 6 comes No. 7 Mary Barra, who became the CEO of General Motors in January. Michelle Obama, No. 8, has campaigned against childhood obesity and promoted healthy eating. Rounding out the top 10 are Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, and Virginia Rometty, chairwoman and CEO at IBM. The top-ranking women from the entertainment industry are Oprah Winfrey (No. 14) and Beyonce Knowles (No. 17). Eight women who were on the inaugural list in 2004 are still on the list this year: Gates; Clinton; Winfrey; Lagarde; Queen Elizabeth II; PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi; Amy Pascal, co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment; and Ho Ching, CEO of Singapore-based Temasek. Those dropping off the list this year include former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Kathleen Sebelius, the former head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Editors Note:
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:24:02 +0000
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