Ursula von der Leyen remains at the top: like last year, she was voted the most powerful woman in the world in 2023.
The most powerful woman in the world comes from Germany again: For the second time in a row, Ursula von der Leyen (65) is leading the world. The CDU politician, who has held the office of President of the European Commission since 2019, will once again be ahead of famous personalities such as US Vice President Kamala Harris (59) and US pop star Taylor Swift (33) in the ranking “The World’s Most Powerful Women ” listed. “Forbes” voted von der Leyen the most powerful woman in the world in 2022.
Second place this year goes to French politician Christine Lagarde (67), who has been the first female president of the European Central Bank since November 1, 2019. Kamala Harris is in third place, followed by Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (46) in fourth and Taylor Swift in fifth.
Beyoncé and Rihanna also on the list – surprise at number 100
Other power women chosen by “Forbes” include Bill Gates’ (68) ex-wife Melinda French Gates (59) in tenth place and Jeff Bezos’ (59) ex-wife MacKenzie Scott (53) in 13th place. Talk show Legend Oprah Winfrey (69) made it to 31st place, closely followed by Beyoncé in 36th place. Singer and entrepreneur Rihanna (35) is in 74th place.
Anyone who takes a look at the 100th place will initially be in for a surprise: it is occupied by Barbie. Considering the criteria that are crucial for the “Forbes” ranking, the placement is not that far-fetched. Assets, media effectiveness, influence and reach are taken into account.
“Barbie” is the highest-grossing film of 2023
The cult doll has caused a real hype all over the world thanks to this year’s “Barbie” film by Greta Gerwig (40) and with Margot Robbie (33) and Ryan Gosling (43) in the main roles. At the beginning of September, “Barbie” overtook the “Super Mario Bros. Film” at the global box office with 1.3 billion US dollars and is currently the highest-grossing film of the year. The live-action film also caused a pink explosion in fashion and merchandise stores.
Source: Stern
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