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No. 20: Aung San Suu Kyi

YANGON, MYANMAR - MARCH 30:  Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the media during a press conference ahead of the parliamentary elections on March 30, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo Credit: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
YANGON, MYANMAR – MARCH 30: Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the media during a press conference ahead of the parliamentary elections on March 30, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo Credit: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

General Secretary, National League For Democracy, Burma     Age: 66     Residence: Yangon, Burma     Marital Status: Widow     Children: 2

 

No. 19: Anne Sweeney

Anne Sweeney The Trent

Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks; President, Disney-ABC Television Group     Age: 54     Residence: Burbank, CA     Marital Status: Married     Children: 2

 

No. 18: Mary Schapiro

In this May 11, 2010 file photo, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Schapiro is appearing before Congress Tuesday July 20, 2010, days after the passage of sweeping financial regulation that gives the SEC new powers.  (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
In this May 11, 2010 file photo, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Schapiro is appearing before Congress Tuesday July 20, 2010, days after the passage of sweeping financial regulation that gives the SEC new powers. (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

 

Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission, United States     Age: 56     Residence: Washington, DC     Marital Status: Married     Children: 2

 

No. 17: Margaret Hamburg

Margaret Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner, Federal Drug Administration speaks at Bloomberg Government's "Mind The Gap: Connecting Health Care Policy with Next Century Innovation" conference in Washington D.C, U.S. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.  (Photo Credit: Julia Schmalz/Bloomberg)
Margaret Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner, Federal Drug Administration speaks at Bloomberg Government’s “Mind The Gap: Connecting Health Care Policy with Next Century Innovation” conference in Washington D.C, U.S. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. (Photo Credit: Julia Schmalz/Bloomberg)

Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, United States     Age: 56     Residence: Washington, DC     Marital Status: Married     Children: 2

No. 16: Cher Wang

Cher Wang The Trent

Cofounder, Chair, HTC; VIA Technologies     Age: 53     Residence: Taipei, Taiwan     Marital Status: Married     Children: 2

 

No. 15: Georgina Rinehart

Gina Rinehart, chairwoman of Hancock Prospecting Pty., speaks at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Perth, Australia, on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (Photo Credit: : Ron D'Raine/Bloomberg)
Gina Rinehart, chairwoman of Hancock Prospecting Pty., speaks at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Perth, Australia, on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (Photo Credit: : Ron D’Raine/Bloomberg)

Mining Tycoon and Billionaire     Age: 58     Residence: Perth, Australia     Marital Status: Widowed     Children: 4

 

No. 14: Beyonce Knowles

Beyonce Knowles The Trent

Entertainer     Age: 30     Residence: New York, NY     Marital Status: Married     Children: 1

 

No. 13: Cristina Fernandez

20-12-07 Colegio Militar

President, Argentina     Age: 59     Residence: Buenos Aires, Argentina     Marital Status: Widow     Children: 2

 

No. 12: Susan Wojcicki

Susan Wojcicki, senior vice president of Ads and Commerce for Google, speaks at the garage where the company was founded on Google's 15th anniversary in Menlo Park, California September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Susan Wojcicki, senior vice president of Ads and Commerce for Google, speaks at the garage where the company was founded on Google’s 15th anniversary in Menlo Park, California September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

SVP, Advertising, Google     Age: 43     Residence: Palo Alto, CA     Marital Status: Married     Children: 4

 

No. 10: Jill Abramson

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07:  Executive Editor of The New York Times Jill Abramson attends the WIRED Business Conference: Think Bigger at Museum of Jewish Heritage on May 7, 2013 in New York City.  (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for WIRED)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 07: Executive Editor of The New York Times Jill Abramson attends the WIRED Business Conference: Think Bigger at Museum of Jewish Heritage on May 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for WIRED)

Executive Editor, The New York Times     Age: 58     Residence: New York, NY     Marital Status: Married     Children: 2

 

No. 9: Irene Rosenfeld

Irene Rosenfeld The Trent

CEO, Kraft Foods     Age: 59     Residence: Chicago, IL     Marital Status: Married     Children: 2

 

No. 8: Christine Lagarde

Christine Lagarde The Trent

Managing Director, International Monetary Fund     Age: 56     Residence: Washington, DC     Marital Status: Single     Children: 2

 

No. 7: Michelle Obama

In this July 10, 2013, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks to mayors and other officials about the initiative, "Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties," in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
In this July 10, 2013, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks to mayors and other officials about the initiative, “Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties,” in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

First Lady, United States     Age: 48     Residence: Washington, DC     Marital Status: Married     Children: 2

No. 6: Sonia Gandhi

Chief of India's ruling Congress Party Sonia Gandhi speaks during the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting in New Delhi in this November 2, 2010 file photo. (Photo Credit: REUTERS/B Mathur/Files)
Chief of India’s ruling Congress Party Sonia Gandhi speaks during the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting in New Delhi in this November 2, 2010 file photo. (Photo Credit: REUTERS/B Mathur/Files)

President, Indian National Congress Party, Indian National Congress     Age: 65     Residence: New Delhi, India     Marital Status: Widow     Children: 2

 

No. 5: Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates The Trent

Cofounder, Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation     Age: 47     Residence: Medina, WA     Marital Status: Married     Children: 3

 

No. 4: Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg The Trent

COO, Facebook     Age: 42     Residence: Atherton, CA     Marital Status: Married     Children: 2

 

No. 3: Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi The Trent

Chief Executive, PepsiCo     Age: 56     Residence: Greenwich, CT     Marital Status: Married     Children: 2

 

No. 2: Dilma Rousseff

São Paulo - SP

President, Brazil     Age: 64     Residence: Brasilia, Brazil     Marital Status: Divorced     Children: 1

 

No. 1: Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton The Trent 1

Former Secretary of State, United States     Age: 64     Residence: Washington, DC     Marital Status: Married     Children: 1

(Via Forbes)

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