Shari Arison 57th on Forbes' women list

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is most powerful woman in the world according to Forbes' 2011 list; Hillary Clinton ranked second

News agencies|Published: 08.25.11 , 12:29

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was ranked as the most powerful woman in the world on Forbes' World's Most Powerful Women list for 2011. Businesswoman Shari Arison was the only Israeli woman to make the list, ranking 57th.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was ranked as the second most powerful women in the world, followed by Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.

Co-founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda Gates, was ranked in sixth place. US First Lady Michelle Obama came in eighth; IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde was ranked ninth.

Also on the list are superstar Lady Gaga who ranked 11; Media personality Oprah Winfrey, ranking 14; US presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, ranking 22; actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie at 29; former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in the 34th place, and author J. K. Rowling, who was ranked the 61st most powerful woman in the world.

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