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Aug23-04, 02:27 PM
RICE TOPS THE POWER LIST (http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1148646,00.html) American National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice has been named the most powerful woman in the world.
The US President's right hand woman topped a list including politicians, royalty and showbiz names.
Second in the Forbes rundown was China's vice-premier Wu Li with Sonia Gandhi, president of India's Congress Party.
George Bush's wife saw her role as America's First Lady propel her to fourth with her predecessor Senator Hilary Clinton next.
In sixth and seventh respectively were American supreme court justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Ginsburg.
Indonesia's president Megawati Sukarnoputri was eighth, president of the Philippines Gloria Arroyo at nine and Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina placed at 10
The most powerful member of royalty according to the list was Queen Rania of Jordan at 13, nine places ahead of Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey was ranked 62nd.
From business, eBay chief executive Margaret Whitman made an entry in 51st place.
Liliane Bettencourt, owner of French cosmetics giant L'Oreal was placed 79th.
Grooming Rice for 2008.... :biggrin:
The US President's right hand woman topped a list including politicians, royalty and showbiz names.
Second in the Forbes rundown was China's vice-premier Wu Li with Sonia Gandhi, president of India's Congress Party.
George Bush's wife saw her role as America's First Lady propel her to fourth with her predecessor Senator Hilary Clinton next.
In sixth and seventh respectively were American supreme court justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Ginsburg.
Indonesia's president Megawati Sukarnoputri was eighth, president of the Philippines Gloria Arroyo at nine and Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina placed at 10
The most powerful member of royalty according to the list was Queen Rania of Jordan at 13, nine places ahead of Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey was ranked 62nd.
From business, eBay chief executive Margaret Whitman made an entry in 51st place.
Liliane Bettencourt, owner of French cosmetics giant L'Oreal was placed 79th.
Grooming Rice for 2008.... :biggrin: