1. Michelle Obama, First Lady, U.S.

2. Irene Rosenfeld, Chief Executive, Kraft Foods.

3. Oprah Winfrey, Talk show host and media mogul.

4. Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Germany.

5. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, U.S.

6. Indra Nooyi, Chief Executive, Pepsico.

7. Lady Gaga, Singer and performance artist.

8. Gail Kelly, Chief Executive, Westpac.

9. Beyoncé Knowles, Singer and fashion designer.

10. Ellen DeGeneres, Talk show host.

11. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, U.S.

12. Angela Braly, Chief Executive, Wellpoint.

13. Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Homeland Security, U.S.

14. Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive, Anglo American.

15. Sheila Bair, Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

16. Sarah Palin, Political Activist and commentator. 

17. Mary Schapiro, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission.

18. Ellen Kullman, Chief Executive, DuPont.

19. Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice, U.S.

20. Ursula Burns, Chief Executive, Xerox.

21. Angelina Jolie, Actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador.

22. Katie Couric, News anchor.

23. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Health & Human Services.

24. Anne Lauvergeon, Chief Executive, Areva.

25. Elena Kagan, Supreme Court Justice, U.S.

26. Patricia Woertz, Chief Executive, Archer Daniels Midland Co.

27. Melinda Gates, Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

28. Arianna Huffington, Founder and editor-in-chief, Huffington Post

29. Madonna, Singer, fashion designer

30. Ho Ching, Chief Executive, Temasek Holdings

31. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice

32. Maria Ramos, Chief Executive, Absa Group Banks

33. Chelsea Handler, Talk show host and author

34. Tina Brown, Cofounder and editor-in-chief, The Daily Beast

35. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, First Lady France

36. Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, Chief Executive, Sunoco

37. Elizabeth Warren, Presidential Assistant, Treasury Secretary Advisor

38. Ana Patricia Botin, Chair, Banesto bank

39. Heidi Klum, Model and producer

40. Meredith Vieira, Co-anchor

41. Queen Elizabeth II, Monarch United Kingdom

42. Carol Bartz, Chief Executive, Yahoo!

43 . Christine Lagarde, Finance Minister France 

44. Sallie Krawcheck, President, Bank of America

45. Sarah Jessica Parker, Actor and fashion designer

46. Diane Sawyer, News anchor

47. Meg Whitman, Gubernatorial candidate, California

48. Marina Berlusconi, Chair, Mondadori and Fininvest Group

49. Stephenie Meyer, Author 37 United States

50. Rachel Maddow, Talk show host 37 United States

51. Carly Fiorina, Senatorial candidate, California

52. Guler Sabanci, Chair, Sabanci Holding

53. Maria Shriver, First Lady, California

54. Carol Meyrowitz, Chief Executive, TJX Companies

55. Serena Williams, Athlete 29 United States

56. Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief, Vogue

57. Andrea Jung, Chief Executive, Avon Products

58. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister Australia

59. Abigail Johnson, President, Fidelity Personal, Institutional Services

60. Venus Williams, Athlete

61. Suze Orman, Author and personal finance guru

62. Tarja Halonen, President Finland

63. Marjorie Scardino, Chief Executive, Pearson PLC

64. Mary McAleese, President Ireland

65. Annika Falkengren, Chief Executive, SEB

66. Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook

67. Cathleen Black, Chair, Hearst Magazines

68. Cristina Fernandez, President Argentina

69. Anne Sweeney, Co-chair, Disney Media Networks

70. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Economy United Arab Emirates

71. Chua Sock Koong, Group Chief Executive, Singapore Telecom

72. Gisele Bundchen, Model and fashion designer

73. Christiane Amanpour, Anchor

74. Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, First Lady Qatar

75. Susan Ivey, Chief Executive, Reynolds American

76. Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Monarch Jordan

77. Nancy McKinstry, Chief Executive, Wolters Kluwer

78. Rachael Ray, Talks show host and author

79, Nikki Finke, Founder and blogger, Deadline Hollywood Daily

80. Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister Iceland

81. Jing Ulrich, Managing director and chair, China Eq-Com, J.P. Morgan

82. Laura Sen, Chief Executive, BJ's Wholesale Club

83. Laura Chinchilla, President Costa Rica

84. Mary Callahan Erdoes, Chief Exec, Asst Mngt JP Morgan Chase

85. Janet L. Robinson, Chief Executive and President

86. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President Liberia

87. Amy Pascal, Co-Chair, Sony Pictures Entertainment

88. Tory Burch, Fashion designer

89. Shikha Sharma, Chief Executive, Axis Bank

90. Sun Yafang, Chair, Huawei Technologies

91. Vera Wang, Fashion designer

92. Chanda Kocchar, Chief Executive, ICICI Bank

93. Danica Patrick, Race car driver

94. Maha Al-Ghunaim, Cofounder and chair, Global Investment House

95. Dilma Rousseff, President Brazil

96. Donna Karan, Fashion designer

97. Angela Ahrendts, Chief Executive, Burberry Group

98. Ellen Alemany, Chief Executive, Citizens Financial Group

99. Martha Stewart, Lifestyle Guru

100. Dominique Senequier, Chief Executive, AXA Private Equity

Plus! Joanne J. k. Rowling, billionaire author of the record setting Harry Potter Tales.

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