World's Most Powerful Woman Is...

Angela Merkel, followed by Hillary Clinton
Posted Aug 24, 2011 5:57 PM CDT
Forbes Lists World's 100 Most Powerful Women
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a joint press conference with Serbian President Boris Tadic after their meeting on August 23, 2011, in Belgrade.   (Getty Images)

Want to get onto Forbes’ annual 100 Most Powerful Women list? Better get yourself into one of these six categories, which is where all of this year’s candidates came from: billionaires, business, lifestyle, media, nonprofits, and politics. Candidates were ranked by money, traditional and social media influence, and their “reach” or power base. The top 10:

  1. Angela Merkel: Chancellor of Germany
  2. Hillary Clinton: Secretary of State, United States

  1. Dilma Rousseff: President of Brazil
  2. Indra Nooyi: Chief Executive of PepsiCo
  3. Sheryl Sandberg: COO of Facebook
  4. Melinda Gates: Co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  5. Sonia Gandhi: President of the Indian National Congress Party
  6. Michelle Obama: First lady, United States
  7. Christine Lagarde: Managing director of the International Monetary Fund
  8. Irene Rosenfeld: CEO of Kraft Foods
Click for the complete list if you want to find out who ranked higher—Beyoncé or Sarah Palin?

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