PHOTOS: The Most Powerful Women in the World

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1/18 10. Michelle Obama, First Lady of the USA
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2/18 9. Susan Wojcicki, Youtube and Google CEO
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3/18 8. Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer for Facebook
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4/18 7. Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
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5/18 6. Christine Lagarde, Head of the IMF
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6/18 5. Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
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7/18 4. Janet Yallen, Chair of the US Federal Reserve
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8/18 3. Melinda Gates, philanthropist.
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9/18 2. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
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10/18 1. Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel
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11/18 Other notables on the list included Oprah Winfrey, who was 12th
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12/18 Beyonce took the 21st spot.
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13/18 Former PM and Head of the UNDP Helen Clark was 23rd.
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14/18 Media and Mining magnate Gina Rinehart was 37th.
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15/18 Queen Elizabeth II was 41st
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16/18 Ellen DeGeneres takes number 50.
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17/18 Actor and UN Ambassador Angelina Jolie was 54th
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18/18 Taylor Swift was 64th.
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FORBES have released their list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. We count down the top 10 and give you a few highlights from the rest of the list. Business leaders, politicians, entertainers and activists, these are the women making waves in the world right now.

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PHOTOS: The Most Powerful Women in the World

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