Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women

Starting in 2004, Forbes magazine has made a list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. It is edited by editor Elizabeth MacDonald and staff writer Chana R. Schoenberger, and based on visibility and economic impact. For the last three years, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has been ranked as the most powerful woman on Earth.

2008 (top 10 selection)

1. Angela Merkel
2. Sheila C. Bair
3. Indra Nooyi
4. Angela Braly
5. Cynthia Carroll
6. Irene Rosenfeld
7. Condoleezza Rice
8. Ho Ching
9. Anne Lauvergeon
10. Anne Mulcahy

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2007 (top 10 selection)

1. Angela Merkel
2. Wu Yi
3. Ho Ching
4. Condoleezza Rice
5. Indra Nooyi
6. Sonia Gandhi
7. Cynthia Carroll
8. Patricia Woertz
9. Irene Rosenfeld
10. Patricia Russo

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2006 (top 10 selection)

1. Angela Merkel
2. Condoleezza Rice
3. Wu Yi
4. Indra Nooyi
5. Anne Mulcahy
6. Sallie Krawcheck
7. Patricia Woertz
8. Anne Lauvergeon
9. Brenda Barnes
10. Zoe Cruz

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2005 (top 10 selection)

1. Condoleezza Rice
2. Wu Yi
3. Yulia Tymoshenko
4. Gloria Arroyo
5. Margaret Whitman
6. Anne Mulcahy
7. Sallie Krawcheck
8. Brenda Barnes
9. Oprah Winfrey
10. Melinda Gates

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2004 (top 10 selection)

1. Condoleezza Rice
2. Wu Yi
3. Sonia Gandhi
4. Laura Bush
5. Hillary Rodham Clinton
6. Sandra Day O'Connor
7. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
8. Megawati Sukarnoputri
9. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
10. Carleton S. Fiorina

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References

External links

• Official Forbes site: The World's Most Powerful Women