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Michelle Obama Rated World’s Most Powerful Woman by Forbes

October 13, 2010 Articles, Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, San Francisco, South County No Comments

Michelle Obama. Photo by Conway Jones.

US First Lady Michelle Obama beat heads of state, chief executives and celebrities to be named the world’s most powerful woman by Forbes magazine. Kraft Foods boss Irene Rosenfeld was number two in the magazine’s annual list. Oprah Winfrey, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton completed the top five. Singers Lady Gaga and Beyonce Knowles made the top 10 while Queen Elizabeth II appears at number 41. Forbes said this year’s list was based “less on traditional titles and roles and more on creative influence and entrepreneurship.” The first lady has “given a new generation of girls and women around the world a role model,” the magazine said. Last year, Forbes ranked Mrs. Obama  at 40 while Merkel headed the list. “The women on our list, through their respective realms of power and influence, are shaping many of the agenda-setting conversations of our day, and have become dynamic catalysts for driving meaningful change across the world,” said ForbesWoman Vice-President and publisher Moira Forbes.
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